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Melissa Killian: Talking About New Life Chapters
Now, after feeling as if, not only have I been doing the same thing for way too long, but also someone else’s thing—helping not only my husband but others to fulfill their goals and dreams—I started to think about my goals and dreams. Age: 56 Three words that describe...
Going Somewhere: We Are All Connected
I can remember many tear-driven hikes and moments in the mountains where solitude and the earth provided me with something human beings could not. The branches of trees, the scent of pine needles, the musky undertow of decaying leaves, the impossible blue sky and the...
Heaven Is Sleeping on a King Size Bed
I've been focused on making sure I get a good night's shut eye since my doctor read me the riot act. My husband just returned from a few days away and after we kissed hello, I said, "We need a king size bed." I slept like a baby while he was away, sprawled out in the...
Rationalizing a Potential Medical Emergency
I was lying down, sound asleep, when I was tugged to wakefulness. The pain began in my upper left shoulder and was so uncomfortable, I wanted to get away from my body. I sat up and the pain intensified. Was I having a heart attack? I was lying down, sound asleep, when...
Everyone Waits
Some of us wait for a bolt of creativity to compel us to paint or pound out words on the keyboard. But you might have to wait a long time for that inspiration, and then your fingers might be too arthritic to caress the correct keys on the piano or move the paintbrush...
Letters from Renée: Changes I’ve Seen
Time and privacy was what we had and what we do not have any more. No Facebook to tell the world about ourselves. No desire to tell the world. We told our stories to the people to whom we were close. It was suggested I comment on the changes I had seen in my life over...
Meet Julie Baldwin
Taking financial risks to follow my creative path has at times been terrifying. My “inner dragon” (that negative voice that tells me that I can’t live a creative life) rises up to try to block me, quite often. Age: 57 Three words that describe you today? Creative,...
Sixty Is Not The New Forty: Rejecting cultural narratives
I do not mean to be glib or suggest that we pretend it’s all unicorns and rainbows. Let’s face it, there is a lot of poop involved in aging too. I began this blog and community on a bit of a whim back in April, launching in June to celebrate my 60th birthday....
