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“…we cannot live the afternoon of life according to the program of life’s morning, for what was great in the morning will be little at evening and what in the morning was true, at evening will have become a lie.”
~Carl Jung
What Others Have to Say…
Just a pleasure to read your affirming discoveries and wonderings.
This is a beautiful meditation on the gifts and challenges of the season, and of being, more broadly in the winter of our lives… Keep writing!!! I love these essays and am enriched by your thoughts.
You have so much practical and existential wisdom to offer! Blessings on all of your endeavors.
“In the midst of winter I found within myself an invincible spring.”
~Camus
Recent Blog Posts
Peter Drucker’s Ten Principles for Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life
Peter Drucker is one of my heroes. Soon I will be adding him to the gallery of Thought Leaders. Here are his Ten Principles as described by Bob Buford. These have been pivotal for me over the years. Some of these have resonated more strongly than others at...
Back-To-School
So far we have completed 3 sessions of the Internship in Spiritual Direction in the Ignatian Tradition. Three overnight trips from Milwaukee to Chicago---getting familiar with Chicago buses and trains. It is like a dream sequence. Forty years ago I...
A New Decade
Here it is---the first week of my 70’s and the first week of the new school year and the kick-off to a new way to be of service. This website is a celebration of all three. What can I say about turning 70? I have been talking about it for months to long-suffering...
Cost of Care? Who cares? We care!
The title of an article on the cover of the AARP magazine (June/July 2018) jumped out at me: “Broke from Cancer” by Peter Moore. “Cancer can attack more than just your body and mind. It can also destroy your bank account. Even the best health insurance might not...
Holistic Aging
A human being: body/mind/spirit. An aging human being: an aging body/mind/spirit. The three are interwoven into a structure---a kind of triple helix that becomes more and more unique over time. It is vital to keep all three elements in mind whichever one is first and...