My Third Act – LATE BLOOMER
Our culture honors youth with all Its unbridled effervescence. We older ones sit back and nod As if in acquiescence. And...
Over the Hump
Banjo and Tango are head-turners. When people drive by our farm, they slow down, loop around the block, pause in the driveway,...
A New Lens on Life
Rod Long has a way of seeing things. Sometimes it’s the play of light spilling through a passageway in the ancient city...
Dare to Imagine Life Beyond Your Comfort Zone
I have learned a new phrase. I was reading an article authored by social psychologists Mary and Ken Gergen, when I was struck...
The Costume Makes Me Ageless (Almost)
I ring the bell. A young mother answers, giving me a quick, discreet, but meaningful once-over. She’s just discovered she’s...
My Third Act—Art for a Good Cause
When I was about eight, a teacher told me that art was not my thing. I should find something else to do. Surely I had other...
Are You an Experienced Human?
“It’s my wife’s birthday,” Jay informed their friends, “but she doesn’t like to be called old.” “I want...
Open A New Door— Cross-cultural sharing brings richness to retired life
In a familiar dream, I wander my house and discover a new door. I still don’t know what’s behind that dream door, but...
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...
