Leaving or Repurposing your Home
In the past 24 hours I have listened to an interview of Dr. Bill Thomas, “The Magic of Minka”, and attended a class at SDSU’s Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), “Rethink Home: Benefits to ‘Rightsizing’ Your Home and Lifestyle.” Both turned out to be related to housing as we age, so, going with the synchronicity of the moment, I share some of the highlights. How many of you are willing to let go of the house where you raised your children? Now that my husband and I have converted our sons’ bedrooms […]
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A New Practice for the New Year
Whether you believe in making New Year’s resolutions or not, this is a good time to reflect on how things are going for you and to commit to making some changes or renewing some goals that require more time or a different strategy. This year as I was contemplating all this, I was also reading and discussing Mark Nepo’s book, The Endless Practice: Becoming who You Were Born to Be. My readers and I found his recommended six practices powerful guides for 2018, so I wanted to share one that spoke to […]
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Three Paths to Aging – Which will you Choose?
As I looked around the room filled with my former colleagues from Grossmont/Cuyamaca, all retired, I wondered how they would react to my introduction to “conscious” aging. I knew each one would have a different take. Some enjoy time with their grandchildren, and others love to travel. Some are learning how to be single again after losing spouses. Others have struggled with a serious illness. Some are still teaching part-time, and at least one has written a book on her family’s history. The outstanding retiree we honored, Phebe Burnham, wakes up each […]
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