Pay Attention: The art of living after diagnosis
Granddaddy taught me how to drive when I was only 12 years old. With a belly full of butterflies, I’d slide into the driver’s...
Your Personal Road Map
Revisiting the Past Can Offer Clues to the Future “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled...
Clear out the Mental Cobwebs and Make Space to Thrive
I was talking with a group of people recently when one woman said vehemently, “Well, I can’t learn new things; I am too...
My Third Act— New Wind in Her Sails
Reigniting an Old Passion After a Life-Changing Injury I think of myself as a competent, independent woman with an adventurous...
Don’t Die Until You’re Dead
The Third Act Project, The Five Wise Guys, and Life as Improv “The Third Act Project is dedicated to the proposition that...
Moving Closer to Your Family
You’ve retired, and you’re enjoying life: You’ve had time and opportunity to arrange your home, cultivate your friendships,...
Oh, the Changes We’ve Seen – Societal Changes
The World We Entered, The World We’ll Leave “It was the best of times it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom,...
What I Get Paid to Do
I work as a celebrant for one of the oldest funeral homes in Seattle. I remove bodies. I do cremations. I assist and participate...
Have You Ever Thought about House Sharing?
How many friends do you have who rattle around in a house too big, or feel cramped in an apartment too small, or consider...
Leaving the Nest – How to Part with your Home
I confess: I am a nester, deeply attached to my home and surrounded by my things. Most of us will find it necessary to...
