What’s Next?

“And now, at sixty-five, I’m finally completing my ‘Five Wishes’ (a living will with heart), beginning Social Security, and facing my physical mortality once again (probably heart surgery). I pause to focus on quality of life, acknowledging what has been, letting go of what is no longer, accepting more of who I am and who others are, and going forward to cherish the future present moments.

Words to Inspire

“I hope I am a healing presence in the world, empowering others to see their goodness and what is right versus wrong, through compassionate listening, belief, and resources. I work in a partnership model  —  ‘I/Thou and Spirit.’ Whenever I ask about my life ‘purpose,’ the answer is always ‘Just love’ (and let go of the outcome)!”

Embracing Midlife

This fearless woman grabs for the reinvention rung to create new life after the working-mom track

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

— William Butler Yeats