Aging beauty — instant poem
Inspired by an old wooden fence I sing in praise of older humans also
Continue readingInspired by an old wooden fence I sing in praise of older humans also
Continue readingSo it’s a calm, sunny winter day after a week of wild winds and thunderous rainfall. I feel a guilty happiness, enjoying what so recently was normal.
Continue readingA poem listing a few good things that demarcate old age from youth: respect, letting go, lower expectations, ignoring trivial rules…
Continue readingHere I wrote about my undignified response upon discovering that I was likely to live to about 98 or 99. Now you can listen to an episode on the topic in my podcast, How to be old. http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct02/attitudes.aspx
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