Aging Like a Guru - Who Me?

My session with Holly yesterday brought up some important stuff in her life and in mine - and inadvertently perhaps, in yours! It's enough to say that, quite often, we habitually …

I have a small fish pond with Koi and gold fish. The nine of them have been together for about four years. They've weathered some severe winters together and keep growin…

Mike and Carol are in their 80’s. They realize that it’s time for them to downsize and find a home that is smaller with no stairs if possible. They’ve begun purging t…

One of the most challenging practice for most human beings is to be quiet with themselves, and to listen within the stillness for the wisdom of …

If you want to age like a guru, then the Law of Karma is going to be good to keep in mind. Why, you might ask? It promotes mindfulness of our intentions. It e…

Sliding into dementia, senility, Alzheimer's - call it what you will, is one of those fears that rates high on most people’s lists of Aging Worries. It'…

It isn't uncommon, regardless of age, to hear people exclaim, "But it's too hard!"

We don't like life to be hard. We avoid life circumstances when they are h…

The thing is, the longer you stay on the planet the greater degree is the possibility that you will experience stuff that grows you in ways you cannot anticipate. And, most …

The relationship you have with your aging parents may not be any different than it was decades ago. There are a lot of assumptions and expectation hidden in any relationsh…

Regardless of our age, each of us have some core fear about what people will find out or decide about us. And, because we don't want to be found out, we …

While scrolling through posts on my Facebook page the other day, I came across a photo of some my friends that was taken a couple of weeks ago. I hadn’t seen them for abou…

Our egos love conflict; in essence, that is all it knows. It fights for survival; again, that is all it knows.

The intention of these podcasts is to empower…

Death is one of the most influential concepts that seeps into how we live life.

Death is a transition, much like the many transitions we experience throughout …

Part of aging like a guru is letting go of being afraid of aging, and letting go of the fear of dying. There is no aging of our Spirit. There is no de…

We are constantly choosing what we choose. Did you know that?!

Sometimes consciously, other times unconsciously-but we are always choosing!

Most often, howeve…

A long time ago, this question was popping up in self-empowerment materials: “What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?”  One particular da…

Through my group at the Senior Center here on Orcas, it has come to my attention that most individuals are aging with an addiction to thought patterns that ac…

You are the culmination of all incarnations of life on Earth. You are the pinnacle of evolution of your ancestors. You are the highest evolution of all of your incar…

The topic of Legacies is a big one as part of the aging process. What will you leave behind for your family, community or the world at large? Wills, trusts, fou…