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Lois Thomson Bowersock's avatar

Thanks for sharing this, Ken. I think you have captured the thoughts and feelings that many of us are experiencing as we face our senior years. Time just keeps marching along and suddenly so many of our loved ones are gone. This "season" of our lives was always so far off in the future that we seldom REALLY thought about what it would be like. Or, if we did think about it, we disregarded the reality of the losses that grow exponentially.

There are benefits with the "season" as well. There's a formula I learned many years ago, and it holds true: Knowledge + Understanding + Experience = Wisdom

Your writing reflects the Wisdom you have gained.

Best to you!

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Dee Rambeau's avatar

Thoughts of mortality creep in when you’re our age—it’s inevitable. As the losses of loved ones mount, what helps me is to remember a special moment or two with them—and smile—or laugh. It lightens the load and helps me feel gratitude for the blessing of having today—and maybe by sharing today through my eyes—somewhere somehow they hear it or see it or feel it and they smile and laugh wherever they are now 🙏

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