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……………………… The Senior Manifesto: Suggestions for the Coming Days By Jane Seskin Begin with a morning Affirmation: “I will not take my life for granted.” Pay compliments. They’re free and the dividends are worth it. Give yourself permission to say: “I don’t know.” The only person you need approval from…

By Alice Herb   In a previous blog post, I described some of the bothersome fears younger family members, friends, and even strangers choose to share with us “old” seniors. No question that it is annoying and confidence-shattering, even if expressed from sincere caring. But some issues faced by older…

By Lance A. Slatton   There are moments in life that divide everything into a before and an after. For me, one of those moments began with a phone call about my father. At the time, I was newly married and pursuing a path toward medicine. I had completed much…

By Myrna Marofsky   If you are a care partner living alongside a loved one with a life-changing diagnosis, this blog is for you. I lived that story believing that despite all the changes involved in my husband’s dementia diagnosis, there was still space for me to live a meaningful…

By Kathleen Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus Sometimes we discover whether a new place has truly become home by leaving it.   One year ago, my husband and I moved into independent living at Oak Hammock at the University of Florida. In earlier articles—including my agebuzz essay, “Between Letting Go…

By Alice Herb   I have finally reached an age where I must admit to my actual age – 93, as many of my readers already know. I had thought that, at this age, I could continue doing all of the tasks I had been doing for years. I WAS…

By Barry Feigenbaum   One of the risks we all face, especially those of us on a fixed income, is the loss of purchasing power that results from inflation. Inflation means that the cost of buying a particular set of goods and services takes an ever- increasing amount of money….

At the tender age of 74, I am becoming more of a fan of the philosopher Søren Kierkegaard’s words: “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” One of the glories of retirement is the opportunity to reflect on so many previously mystifying life events.  …

By Myrna Marofsky   As we developed our womanhood, we also developed our sisterhood. Our mutual respect and compassion for each other evolved, as did our family ties.   I just returned from a short trip to celebrate birthdays with my sister and my two daughters. While we are two…

By Susanna P. Barton   There is a particular category of adult responsibility that lives in the same mental drawer as flossing daily, balancing a checkbook, and backing up your computer. You know it matters. You intend to get to it. And yet, somehow, it remains perpetually postponed.   Talking…