A prayer for seniors
Ever since the prayer I had written specially for our senior citizens group made its debut this year as the official prayer of our monthly meetings, I have gotten a
December 15, 2019
Ever since the prayer I had written specially for our senior citizens group made its debut this year as the official prayer of our monthly meetings, I have gotten a
Every time my husband and I spot another senior couple, I can’t help but regard them with special interest, with a sense of near certainty that we somehow know them,
So you’ve finally reached that dreaded S status. In ancient cultures, old people, as they were called then, were revered in ways almost akin to worship. But this modern world seems a world away from that time long ago.
An old man in Wales, United Kingdom left behind 14 Christmas gifts for the 2-year-old neighbor he doted on.
Whenever something bad happens, I remind myself, or somebody else would, that it could have been worse.
And 80 is the new 60. These new mantras have replaced the old paradigm where 40 was “middle-aged,” 50 was “old” and 60 was “dead,” give or take a few years.
Living in a highly polluted zone for a significant time could increase the risk of osteoporosis-related bone fracture, especially in older people.
My husband and I should have done all our traveling before our 70s, when visa requirements were more reasonable and easier to meet. As happens, it’s only now that we’ve found the time and resources for longer leisure trips.
Christmas came and went like a typhoon, wreaking havoc on finances and personal health. I wonder how long it will take for me to undo last Christmas.
Dying is no big deal. The least of us will manage it. Living is the trick.” That’s a eulogistic remark I love not just for its felicity, but for its infinite range of applicability. It’s by Red Smith, an absolute favorite of mine, too, and I cite it here for my own case.
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