Tag Archives: seniors
What Is Family?
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life” – Richard Bach It is one of those days and the frequency is increasing. I have been experiencing a … Continue reading
The Aging Challenge
“Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength” – Betty Friedan Having spent all of my life with a disability I have learnt never to take anything for granted. If I accepted every “assumption” that … Continue reading
Stuck in the Middle…
“Most ‘Monty Python’ fans are, of course, baby-boomers, who have long been a nostalgic lot and are growing more so as they totter towards old age” – Terry Teachout There is an old adage that goes “being in the right place … Continue reading
On Being a Victim
“You can slowly ease into being a victim or you can accept being a victim, the only difference is the level of fight” – Terry Wiens (2018) I had a very hard time falling asleep last night and was plagued … Continue reading
Is Being a Pioneer Worth It?
“In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail” – Major Taylor There’s a light fog out there today, maybe better described as a mist but enough that you know the horizon is there … Continue reading
Generational Gaps Killed Sears
“Most people don’t grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honour their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.” – Maya Angelou Growing up as a baby-boomer the arrival of … Continue reading
When Independence Isn’t Worth It…
“The best way to take control over a people and control them utterly is to take a little of their freedom at a time, to erode rights by a thousand tiny and almost imperceptible reductions. In this way, the people … Continue reading
