Tuck everlasting…
During the summer of my second year of university, I took a course in Children’s Literature. One of several books examined, explored the meaning of life and death within the context of eternal life. “Tuck Everlasting” left an indelible mark upon my psyche and I find it interesting that my memory of it re-emerges now, […]
Living Out Loud
I recently learned of the death of an old friend – a travel companion from years long past. Although we were no longer in contact, I found myself unexpectedly reeling from the news of her passing. She was my age. Her illness progression had been swift, with only 3 months between time of diagnosis and her […]
Yes…that is what I want!
This morning I received a newsletter from an international writers association. In it the author proclaimed the arrival of her 50th birthday and her plans to celebrate it by attending a yoga and meditation retreat in Bali. “Oh Bali! A yoga and meditation retreat, in Bali!” I swooned. “That is what I want” I could hear […]
Seeking simplicity
I have recently found myself contemplating the pace that plagues life in this modern and technologically enhanced era. Spurred on by not only my own fatigue, but also by the reflections of exhausted students in my college class, I find myself questioning what it is that I and others are working so hard to achieve. Life […]
Aging in conscious awareness
This fall has been fraught with challenge, causing me to stop and consider all that I hold dear, and to reflect upon the beliefs and expectations that I cling to and that create the suffering of disappointment. As I do I find myself questioning the very fabric of my life and the choices that I […]
Am I disconnected or just standing at a different vantage point?
The past two weeks have found me faced with both puzzling and inspiring encounters, reflective I feel, of exactly where I find myself in life. As I contemplate these happenings, I am met with both the challenge and the opportunity to revision my place in the world, and to understand what it means to be […]
The colour of my hair
My curiousity about aging began 2 years ago while traveling upon a Toronto city bus. I was at that time, a healthy and agile, vibrant and capable 47 year old who had just recently let her hair grow out after years of dyeing it various shades of brunette. Admittedly, I was still adjusting to the […]