The dangerous delusion that you won’t age

December 3, 2025
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Friends are astonished that we have put a deposit down on a retirement community---even those our age. "Why are you doing that now?" they ask. "It's too early! You two are young!" We are 74 and 77. We are not young. We are aging. And it is not too early. "Why would you go into a...
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Back to forgiveness

March 7, 2009
The work I'm "retiring" from often involves dealing with difficult public issues. In that work, it's been shocking to see how often elected officials lie to the public....
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Personal Challenges

March 6, 2009
I don't know why I've always been fascinated by stories of Everest climbs. Books. Movies. TV shows. But I have. I've been watching DVDs of a TV series on an Everest...
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Forgiveness

March 6, 2009
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who trespass against us.I was thinking about the power of forgiveness, last night, and, although I don't have time this minute to...
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Changing the rules

March 5, 2009
I know someone in a long-term relationship--a marriage of some 25 years, with kids, mostly grown. Actually, I know a few people like that (but fewer than you'd imagine),...
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Affirmations

March 5, 2009
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Feeling Tropical Today

March 4, 2009
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Facebook gone bad

March 4, 2009
I've tried really hard, this past year, to understand the relevance of Facebook. I have a page and I must admit to scanning it every day or so to see what my "friends"...
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Working at it

March 4, 2009
I used to think that you had to work at relationships. But now, I'm not so sure.Oh, sure, you have to work at not being so knee-jerk at reacting to things that might...
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Priorities

March 4, 2009
It's been a long time since I've put pen to paper like this. In today's high-tech world, this photo seems almost quaint, doesn't it?I had a phone call with a well-known...
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Boxing Haiku II

March 4, 2009
Muscles ache and burnWhy do I like this so much?Think before you...
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