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Tag Archives: reality
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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The Advantage of Distance
I am in a motel room with a view overlooking the city. Last night I watched as the sun went down and the city lights came up. Every house in this sprawling city has a story tonight. For those in … Continue reading
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Tagged crisis, Distance, God, God's Vantage Point, Insights, perspective, reality
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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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Grieving a Loss That Does Not Leave
No one who is grieving compares one grief to another. Pain and loss are personal, not categorical. Pain is what the suffering person says it is. It is experienced as such and there is no comfort in hearing about someone … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts and Reflections
Tagged change, dementia, friendship, funeral, grief, lonely, loss, memorial service, pain, reality, sad
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People Pass Me on the Trail
That is what happens when your body ages I wonder why we try so hard to convince others and ourselves that this is not true. Why are anti-aging creams, oils, and even surgery so popular? My husband’s mother once told … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts and Reflections
Tagged accepting, aging, fun, Holy Spirit, hope, physical limits, reality, walking, youth
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Faith through Aging Eyes
As a relatively “young” person assigned to ministry with Senior Adults, I deliberately chose to use the word “we” when addressing “our” group. Over the years, awareness gradually dawned: aging people look old to other people but they don’t feel … Continue reading
Just a Small Cataract
My eye doctor said I have a very small cataract. “Nothing to worry about now.” I responded by saying, “No, I don’t.” He looked at me with interest. I knew he was wondering why I was questioning his diagnosis. I … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts and Reflections
Tagged aging, bodies, cataract, denial, doctor, reality, temporary
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