Three years ago, I came across the statement “Who we are is how we learn.” It suggests that our identity, background, and experiences influence how we learn. As I was thinking about what a person can do when they retire, learning something new is a great idea. When I was teaching at the University, I […]

 My thanks to Cristina for this. I recently went to a restaurant to celebrate my son’s birthday and was utterly shocked when it wasn’t possible to order from a paper menu – we were asked to go to the website to order and pay online… while we were sitting at the table and the waiter […]

Life begins and life ends. As seniors, we are nearer the end than the beginning, so a question to ask is: what have we done with the time in between? Many seniors, as we face the end, reflect on the purpose and meaning of our lives.   This question allows us the opportunity to reflect on […]

 As I have said I don’t think a lot about growing older, nor do my friends. We have never been accused of acting our age, which is a compliment. I think there may be some unwritten rules about ageing that may have been written down somewhere, but I have not found them yet. Here are […]

The author of this is not known, but it sends a powerful message about how we spend our time. A 100 years from now, in 2123, we will all be buried with our relatives and friends. Strangers will live in our homes we fought so hard to build, and they will own everything we have […]

In a blog post by Elinor Stutz in Babyboomer.org  she said, “We will all need to take greater care than ever before as we consider the information that reaches us to decipher whether it is accurate. Laziness may get one into challenging circumstances when making an incorrect decision. More than ever, it is vital to proceed […]

In a recent email from Maria Brito, author of the Groove Newsletter, she said,  “Inventing the future is a creative endeavor that often emerges from a combination of knowledge, observation, experience, imagination, and cognitive flexibility.” I am hopeful because I believe that humans learn from each other. We invent and build our future as a collective. Inventing […]

My thanks to my cousin Irene for this and she received it from Karen The telephone rang.  It was a call from his mother. He answered it and his mother told him, “Mr.  Belser died last night.  The funeral is Wednesday.” Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering […]

 The word “self” has its roots in ancient languages and has been used to describe human identity and individuality for centuries. The idea of belonging to a specific group, such as one’s ethnicity, is also not a new concept. So, while humans may have the most complex social structures and cultures, which define our groups, […]

 Are you we/they/them/it/him/her/binary? Questions we did not even think about when I was growing up. Society is changing some would say for the good, others would say for the worse, while most of us don’t understand the issues. I know that younger readers may think that my generations are out of touch with the realities […]