What a gift this video is!
Justine and Michael (previously Green Renaissance) – on a journey to explore our shared humanity – captured beautifully my new exploration on “coming of aging”
Phyllis, my alter ego, kvetches about aging
I live in a village on an island in the Pacific Northwest. Due to economics, we’ve become a NORC, a naturally occurring retirement community. So many creative, talented people moved here when we could afford to buy, and here we are, growing old together but …
Coming of Aging Now
2023 was a doozie of a year. One of the hardest in the last decade or so, and one of the most transformative. I went in 77 going on 60. I came out 78 going on old. I drew a total blank around “old” as …
Turning towards the end
I’m in the final swing of my 78th turn around the sun. I’ve often wondered what happened to those famous people who disappear from view, only to appear again in an obituary decades later. What were they doing all those years? How did they …
Can GoFundMe patch the holes in our unraveling world?
Three friends have sent GoFundMe appeals in the last month. Each situation is dire, and expenses astronomical. I’ve contributed, but the scale of the problem of aging Boomers in an unraveling health care system, is far far beyond my capacity to respond. Being a …
Poem in praise of limits
Really, Mr. Robert Frost? Something there is that loves a wall That treasures the line twixt in and out That separates up from down. Something there is that praises holy gravity that holds us close to the ground we count on The Ferris wheel. The …
Gratitude – the yes in spite of it all
My thanksgiving message to a few close friends, and now to all of you. Imagine 8 billion people giving thanks. Not thankful because of Pilgrims or victory in war. Just thankful for being alive. Sunrise. The sounds of children playing. A home. Loved ones. …
Where will all the people go?
Every few months I “interview” my self for my “What Could Possibly Go Right?” podcast. This time I stitched together 3 topics I ponder. 8 billion people on planet earth. How can we fathom that? What does it mean? Do we need to hit …
Universal Basic Income + National Service
The following piece was submitted 2 years ago to an online journal about the future. The idea of linking Universal Basic Income and National Service in more nuanced and detailed than is reflected in this article, which uses Your Money or Your Life as …
Helaine Olen’s WaPo Feature about VR+YMOYL
Helaine Olen, another $ writer, Washington Post columnist and acquaintance of many years, decided to celebrate Your Money or Your Life’s 30th birthday by profiling me – my life/ work/ reflections. To do so, she came to my village on an island and spent 2 …