No matter what mental model or religion we use to help us frame and map out our lives, the ability to use the imagination is tantamount to being able to thrive during the third stage of life. Albert Einstein said “I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more [...]
Thriving during the Holidays
November 24, 2011 By
As I awoke this morning the first cogent thought I had was about going to a relative’s house for a brief visit before joining my husband for our Thanksgiving meal together. Every nerve fiber tingled as I mulled it over, trying to decide if I even wanted to do this much. Then I stopped that [...]
New Orleans in November
November 19, 2011 By
There are so many beautiful natural sites in and around New Orleans tourists don’t often take advantage of because of the pull of the French Quarter. One of my favorite places in the world is Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans. The picture in this post was taken today. The sailboats in the background are out [...]
Making Art as a Way to Heal the Wounds to the Soul
November 18, 2011 By
In 1997 after a routine exam I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that a rheumatologist said would leave me crippled and in a wheelchair within 10 years if I did not do exactly as he said. I did not do exactly as he said and 15 years later I am not in a wheelchair. [...]
Pardon my deconstruction
November 11, 2011 By
Most of us at one time or another during our lives will have to undergo some degree of ‘deconstruction.’ What I mean by this is that we have to change the way we do our lives. Maybe we lose our jobs; maybe we get ill; maybe we retire; or maybe, like me, we get married [...]
