by Sara | Dec 12, 2020 | Blog
I had just spent an hour whining to my friend Barbara about how blah I felt with each additional day of isolation in this pandemic. I am an extrovert. My husband is an introvert. Some days he doesn't talk to me unless I beg him to. However, after a brisk walk...
by Sara | Nov 25, 2020 | Blog
I believe in music, its power to spark many emotions, its abstract beauty, sometimes the words that go with the melody, particularly gospel lyrics, show tunes and the swelling voices of a chorale. I believe in nature, its ability to surprise as in a sudden hail storm,...
by Sara | Nov 24, 2020 | Blog
When my oldest (in age) friend, Anna, asked me to explore with her what optimism could mean at the end of life, she was 96 and very close to her own end. She knew it. I admired my friend and wanted to emulate her courage, strength, and great curiosity about other...
by Sara | Jun 9, 2020 | Blog
I want to travel as long as I can, see as much of the world as I can, experience the tastes, the smells, the colors, and the people in as many places as I can. India is a place I never expected to visit because my husband said it was the last place in the world he...
by Sara | May 31, 2020 | Blog
I’ve been living an older life for 11–16 years depending on where you think “older” begins. I am 76. My dearest friend and mentor, still vital and glamorous at 95, would ask me what I thought vitality looked like for us and our contemporaries, and what it would look...
by Sara | Mar 27, 2020 | Blog
I was so proud of myself yesterday and earlier this week when I was calm and peaceful about life suspension, when I was baking bread every day and cooking nourishing dinners every night. I've walked four or more miles several times in the last seven days. When I asked...
