she said
I am rare.
I am the standing ovation
At the end of the play.
I am the retrospective
Of my life as art
I am the hours
Connected like dots
Into good sense
I am the fullness
Of existing.… Read the rest
Conscious Aging
Older Adulthood
by Joyce Ann Mercer, CALLING ALL YEARS GOOD: CHRISTIAN VOCATION THROUGHOUT LIFE’S SEASONS, Kathleen A. Cahalan and Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, editors, pgs. 190-191
Those in the initial phases of older adulthood often note the way that gradually the deaths of friends and loved ones become less of an exceptional occurrence and more the norm.… Read the rest
Accepting Change in Aging
“One of the first things an individual must do as they get older is to accept the changes they will have to make to their lifestyle and looks and embrace these changes for the better. Accepting these life changes is a significant key to psychological health, as aging changes everyone and is inevitable….… Read the rest
Dying Deliciously
“The hills are alive with the sound of mommy!“
That is the opening sentence my sister wrote for our mother’s obituary. The day before Thanksgiving, 2014, our beloved friend and nurturer was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer and given 5 months to live.… Read the rest
Dying Before We Die
Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation
From the Center for Action and Contemplation
Image credit: Autumn Leaves (detail), Koan, 2018.
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Thanksgiving in the United States
In one way or another, almost all religions say that you must die before you die, and then you will know what dying means—and what it does not mean!… Read the rest