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It’s About Time

Welcome to the beginning of my new Blog page “Reflections on Aging”. I decided that “It’s About Time” was a good title for the introduction to this new page, as it conveys two meanings, both of which have become important to me, with a growing sense of urgency. When spoken, “it’s about time” refers toContinue reading “It’s About Time”

Multitasking

The definition of multitasking is doing two or more things simultaneously. Some research indicates that multitasking reduces productivity; when attention is split between two or more tasks, quality may decline and there may be more errors. But I have found that there are some types of multitasking that can enhance pleasures and improve productivity. IContinue reading “Multitasking”

Resolutions for Life

There are several milestone points for me throughout the year, when I feel a need to reflect on the recent past and make resolutions for the future. These come up during specific months of the year: in December, as I contemplate the beginning of a new year; in July, around my birthday, and in September,Continue reading “Resolutions for Life”

E-ZPass

You have probably heard about E-ZPass, an electronic toll collection system that allows you to prepay tolls so you don’t have to stop at toll plazas. It is in place in much of the US. But this essay is not about a toll-paying system. It’s about something I have thought more about as I age,Continue reading “E-ZPass”

Birthing for Seniors?

My daughter is pregnant and will soon give birth to her second child. She is healthy, all seems to be going well in the pregnancy, and hopefully a normal healthy baby girl will soon join our family. I gave birth to two children many years ago. The pregnancies were normal, the children were healthy, andContinue reading “Birthing for Seniors?”

Flickering

After I got to 70 —the age, not the speed—on some days I feel all the expectations and fears about that age: Will the rest of my body start to deteriorate? Am I heading toward dementia? What is my purpose in life? Will I need to spend more of my time in the future asContinue reading “Flickering”

Joy from Nothing… and Everything

I learned something about feeling joy in the moment from my three-year old grandson Lucas recently. He’s a happy, active child, enjoys being and experiencing whatever he finds in life. He and his parents visited me for a weekend, and I saw so many moments of his fully enjoying life, I almost missed their meaningContinue reading “Joy from Nothing… and Everything”

Good As New

I am beginning to understand a change that is occurring as I age, related to how I feel about my health status. When I was younger and felt sick or had a health problem, I went to my doctor, was treated, and was cured. Afterwards, I felt as though I had returned to my priorContinue reading “Good As New”

Dialing Down My News Consumption

I don’t know what led to my being so interested in following the news. Graduating from college and living on my own in the 1960s, I always wanted to be informed about what was going on in the world- progress in civil rights and women’s rights, protests about the Vietnam War, and the optimism ofContinue reading “Dialing Down My News Consumption”

Making New Relationships

I have been thinking about the psychological concept of transference. It occurs when feelings or attitudes toward one person are applied (transferred) to someone else. This may occur in psychotherapy, when patients transfer feelings they had toward a parent or other significant person from childhood, onto their therapist. It is believed to occur unconsciously, andContinue reading “Making New Relationships”