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Tag Archives: aging
A Smile and a Receipt
(Please read yesterday’s post “I don’t feel like me” for context here.) I woke up this morning to greet my new hair color and subsequently my new face in the mirror. As I pondered and tried on different expressions, I … Continue reading
Posted in Issues, Thoughts and Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, beauty, contemplation, humor, self, self image, smile, spiritual, surrender
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I don’t feel like me
It’s when I look in a mirror. The me that looks back at me is not the me I know. I even introduced myself to the me in the mirror, but no meaningful connection was made. I go to my … Continue reading
Posted in Issues, Thoughts and Reflections
Tagged aging, appearance, humor, identity, personal, reflections, self image, unespected results
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End of the Third Quarter
In a few days I will be 75 years old. Another way to say it is that I am beginning my 76th year. My husband always adds 9 months to his age as he believes life starts at conception. But, … Continue reading
Posted in Issues, Prayers and Devotions, Thoughts and Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, birthday, eternity, God's Voice, hope, intimacy with God, prayer, time
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If Aging had an On/Off Switch
I glanced at a TV documentary of medical research on children that don’t age normally. One little girl was six years old chronologically but lived in the body and mind of a six-month-old child. A boy who had lived forty … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts and Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, control, health, journey, marketing, proud, reality, wisdom, wrinkles
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From King Size Bed to Twin
It was with intrigue that I first heard the phrase: “Aging is a diminishing experience”. I remember the time and place as a medical/ethical conference at Trinity Seminary in 2001. The guest speaker. who introduced this thought. was Vernon Grounds. … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts and Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, couple, grace, loss, reality, wisodm
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Are Bare Trees Happy?
In conversation with an older friend, I heard her say, “The trees are losing their leaves.” She continued, “I love it. They are so happy to not have to hold the weight of all those green leaves.” Because I have … Continue reading
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