Dorothy's Blog - Aging Abundantly

BURN SOME SAGE – Always a Reason to Hope

I started writing this morning and everything I started to write was filled with uncertainty and confusion. I think, today is a day of rest for me. I’ve been so focused on lifting up those around me that I think I’ve used up what I had at ready to give.…

CAREGIVER SUPPORT

Yesterday, while I was out walking, I ran into a neighbor I hadn’t seen in ages. She and her husband are only at home here part of the time. After they retired, they moved here to be close to their daughter and grandchildren but maintain a vacation home in another…

NAVIGATING EMOTIONS in DIFFICULT TIMES

Who among us has not felt red hot anger? In fact, anger is often the most appropriate emotion. Rage even. But, when we live in a place of constant anger or despair we do real damage to ourselves and those around us. To be human is to be subject to…

DEAR FRIENDS & KIND HEARTS

Dear Friends and kind hearts, Yesterday felt like a Good Friday to me. Steeped in the sacred and sacramental as a child, the rituals of the Episcopal Church provided comfort to me as a young adult when life seemed too big to manage alone. During my seminary years, while I…

11/6/2024 A Message for My Children & Grandchildren

In the darkness this morning, as I struggled to absorb what’s happened, I began writing to my children. What can I tell them? How can I give them hope, I thought. What do I believe? How will I get through? The following is what I sent to them and i…

NARRATIVE NON-FICTION – BOOK REVIEW

NARRATIVE NON-FICTION It’s no secret that I’m an avid non-fiction reader, and I love narrative non-fiction. I sometimes feel the need to apologize for this affliction to my fiction loving friends. While I understand the love of fiction, I’ve come to value real life stories in addition to the depth…