Category: relationships

  • Community and Compassion in Aging

    Community and Compassion in Aging

    Another birthday is on the horizon. I recently had a conversation with my twenty-one-year-old granddaughter who asked, “What was your favorite time?” Pondering the question, not trying to overthink it, I answered, “Now. I am glad to be alive, to have survived and grown from my experiences, and grateful for my health.” Even though I…

  • Celebrating Life Together: Our 60th Anniversary

    Celebrating Life Together: Our 60th Anniversary

    On November 21, 2021, David and I were in San Diego, waiting for our dinner reservation at the Hotel Del Coronado. We found a bench on the beach and sat, facing west, enjoying the sunset. A woman came from the condo behind us and told us she and her friends were watching us. We looked…