The Art of Compassionate Listening: Seeding Peace in Difficult Times
After the last election, I almost lost a good friend. I know I am not alone in this experience, as family connections and...
My Third Act – Paddle Pilgrim
“Are you retired?” That question was coming with annoying frequency. Did I look so old? Was it an invitation...
Reflections on MY Climate Change
In trying to bring the enormity of climate change into focus, I look to the garden. It’s spring as I write this, as colorful...
You are Now Gatekeeper of the News
We face a flood of fake news and information today. Trying to figure out what’s fact and what’s fiction gets harder and...
Take Flight – Life Lessons from Boeing Trailblazers
The recent movie Hidden Figures introduced many of us to women who worked behind the scenes to send men into outer space....
Life Lessons from My Old Heroes
When I was in Gatewood Elementary School in Seattle in the early 1950s, my parents and grandparents often praised men and...
Retirement. Now what?
The day will be here soon, or perhaps it has already arrived. You wake up in the morning, just as you’ve been doing for...
Marketers Ignore Boomers, But People Over 50 Spend Big (and More Wisely)
Four million people will turn 50 this year, and they’ll instantly become invisible, joining more than 100 million other...
See the World (and Help It, Too) on a Volunteer Vacation
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth. — Muhammad Ali I’m in Zambia building houses with...
Keep Singing for a Change
When Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, many of us were reminded of how music moved the nation during the late...
