Reblogged from “Morsels of Marita” Liminal. It doesn’t sound threatening, and many times, we enter the liminal world unconsciously – when we cross a threshold, take a new job, take a hike into an unknown wilderness. It’s also when there are transitions in life. Puberty is one, eldering is another. (Is that a word? It […]
By Karalyn Walker • In my search for truth and meaning, I used to be an avid reader of The New York Times. I still subscribe, browsing the headlines online. No matter where I live, The New York Times is my hometown paper. It brings me answers to the questions I have like, How does […]
From 1953 until 1981, a woman calling herself only Peace Pilgrim walked more than 25,000 miles on a personal pilgrimage for peace. Wearing a blue tunic and carrying just a comb and toothbrush, she shared her simple but profound message in thousands of communities throughout the U.S.: When enough of us find inner peace, our institutions […]
By Alexis Cunningham • I find myself asking: What is it I need to know about how to “hold” my body as it ages? The answer? Be gentle with this body that has carried me for this length of time. I notice that, as they age, some people stop appreciating what their body can do. They often […]
By Robert Roth • This post is excerpted from “Book of Pieces“. “Book of Pieces” is a combination of fiction, personal/political prose, an interview, a libretto and some poetry. The first piece was written in the late ’70s, when Roth was 37. The last in 2016 at 72. • My mother at 89 pounds, dehydrated, […]
By Cheryl Marita • I put a note in my bottle today, the same note that I sent to my granddaughter in college. I believe it is a philosophy that may help us as we deal with aging and death. It is the Zen teaching of “beginner’s mind.” I’ve never been 73 before, and that […]
