Category Archives: Aging

One Kinds Action Leads To Another

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

“Will there be anything else” she said to me as I sat the bottle of water on the counter of the airport store. I said “no” as I glanced at her name tag and saw “Asja”. I’m one of those … Continue reading →

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Dew On the Flower of Life

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

Leo Tolstoy wrote, “It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness”. Experience has taught me the truth of his words. I have loved some women mainly for what was on the outside, while ignoring, for a … Continue reading →

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Marked With Lines of Life

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

As I grow older and can see my golden years begin to appear on the distance horizon I pay more attention to “old people” (which I define as late 70’s or older). The reason is simple: to get a better … Continue reading →

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Snips and Snails and Puppy-Dog Tails

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

My boyhood memories that are predominately good are those from before the age of seven. Then life was filled with awe, joy and wonder. The painful realities from the adult world had not touched my little brother and me yet. … Continue reading →

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Tiny Little Prank

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

As age ticks off with an increasing number, ever faster and faster, I find my sense of humor about growing older increases. Middle age and older presents a myriad of opportunities to practice the phrase “learn to smile at yourself … Continue reading →

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Long Dreamed Dreams

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

As long as I live, my life is filled with great possibility. I began saying that with regularity about a decade ago. It was around the time my standard response to someone asking “how are you” became “Every day is … Continue reading →

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Little Bit of Harmless Insanity

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

Being blessed with a successful career allowed me to live a life filled with comfort and acquiring material things, the quantity of which go far beyond what I now consider ‘normal’. With the ability to “have” I overdid it to … Continue reading →

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My Treasury of Time

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Everything is always changing no matter how much we wish for it not to. It is the way of the world. Nothing is permanent. At birth each life starts evaporating, accelerating more rapidly all the time. Even with a loving … Continue reading →

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Three Blinks and a Sneeze

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

Her expression was that of a frightened seven-year old girl as she sat there in the front seat of the car. The look was one you’d expect to see on a youngster’s face who was sitting outside the principle’s office. … Continue reading →

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The Great Adventure

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

Helen Keller once wrote: “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.” The trial and suffering of growing older has changed … Continue reading →

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