Well, it’s official. The first of us (the Baby Boomers) is turning 80 this year. Born in 1946, right after the world decided it was done with war and ready for something else, we have spent the last eight decades doing exactly what we have always done: showing up, shaking things up, and leaving our mark […]

14 years ago I posted about Boomers turning 66. The first of the Boomers are now turning 80 and we are still making an impact. There’s been a lot of chatter lately about the first wave of Baby Boomers turning 80. The pundits are warming up, the headlines are writing themselves, and somewhere, someone is […]

 It’s a funny thing about time, it doesn’t just move forward, it rushes. Back in 2015, we were already shaking our heads at how fast things were changing. Today? It feels like we blinked, and the world rewrote itself again. Think about it for a moment. The internet, which began quietly in 1991, has now […]

 There’s something both humbling and quietly amusing about the way William Shakespeare saw life unfolding, like a play where we enter, stumble through our lines, and eventually take a bow. In As You Like It, he gave us that unforgettable reminder: “All the world’s a stage… And one man in his time plays many parts…” […]

 There’s a quiet truth many of us carry, whether we say it out loud or not: we want our lives to matter. Not in some grand, headline-making way, but in a way that feels real, personal, and lasting. The urge to be the hero of our own story is not selfish. It’s human. As children, […]

There’s a moment in life, as William Shakespeare once reminded us, when we realize we’re all simply playing our parts on a stage. Some scenes are serious, some joyful, and some, if we’re honest, are a little confusing. Cinco de Mayo is one of those moments where a simple story has taken on a life […]

 There’s a moment that sneaks up on many of us as we grow older. It doesn’t arrive with a loud announcement. It comes quietly, often disguised as common sense. It sounds like this: “Don’t be silly.” Or, “That’s for younger people.” Or the one that does the most damage of all: “What if I make […]

 If you’re a grandparent, you are more than a keeper of memories. You are a builder of moments. A guide. A model for what living fully can look like at any age. Your grandchildren are watching you, whether you realize it or not. They’re not just learning from what you say. They’re learning from how […]

 My daughter visits from Australia every two or three years. When she is here, she looks forward to looking at photo albums of pictures from when she was younger. This time, the albums were moved, but cannot be found. It’s not about the fact that the albums were moved; it’s about what they hold. Moments […]

 There’s a quiet invitation that arrives with May. It doesn’t knock loudly. It asks us to slow down, to pay attention, and, more importantly,  to listen. Because finding beauty in a broken world isn’t about escaping. It is about noticing what is still growing, still singing, still reaching for the light,  and choosing to do […]