For every off ramp, there is an on ramp, same in life. You can get lost, at least for a while, but it helps to get directions from...

Which statement is more powerful: Plan For The Future or Plan For A Future? I had a major paradigm shift when I thought about what a...

OK ladies, how about some fun! New word of the day, Grimalkin. If you already know this word, I hope you’ll write back and tell us. I...

Can you imagine an alien from another planet arriving in Kansas now to see the beautiful green grass and blooming flowers? The...

Indulge me with one more personal editorial on the Harvard Study on aging. The head of the study George Valliant, although trained as a...

Can you imagine reading a full-page ad in the newspaper saying that a major scientific discovery has been made that will extend healthy...

Have you been hearing about the Harvard Study on aging recently? It is back in the news and on the talk show circuit. It originated in...

Makes me shiver to think about it.

I just returned from my 50th class reunion. I have had this experience before when returning from a retreat or vacation; the feeling of...

In my previous blog, the topic of Stuff was directed to seniors moving into retirement living. I’ve addressed the overwhelming task of...

Over my professional career I have had the privilege of working with thousands of Seniors in transition that are paralyzed by years of...

I married in to a family with Cousin Gretchen. Tall tales and bigger than life reputation are all that I ever knew. She was a physician...

I was listening to a podcast by one of my favorite authors and speakers, Dr Bill Thomas. His crusade is about successful, outrageous...

Today’s researchers say that loneliness may be as detrimental to older people as cigarette smoking and high blood pressure! The...

For this blog, I simply began to type. We'll see if my thoughts can not only be coherent but helpful. I'm sure it will help me to write...

I recently heard a powerful expression, “We no longer recognize the water we swim in.” The context of the statement was failing to...

A powerful quote from Ram Dass says, “We’re all just walking each other home.” The quote brings tears to my eyes. The mental picture of...

Woodrow Wilson said, “I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow.” What a smart man! That’s why people study and do...

What if someone called you, Geronda? Or if you are female, what if someone called you Gerontissa? I think it has a wonderful ring; it...

In the book, ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’, author Rachel Joyce tells the fictional story of a man named Harold Fry that is...