“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
Conscious Aging
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
Great Movie on Conscious Aging
Strangers in Good Company (Touchstone, 1991)
A group of long-lived women take shelter in an abandoned farmhouse when their tour bus breaks down. While they wait for other transportation, they share the stories of their lives with each other.
Fear of Aging – by Keith Wommack
What we fear can only keep us in captivity
Keith Wommack, In Your Words
Recently, when asked, “What can fear do to you?” I was reminded of two experiences.
The first started with me asking a Sunday school class of first-graders: “What would you say if someone wanted you to pray for them?”… Read the rest
