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The Best Is Yet To Be: Spiritual Challenges of Growing Old

Posted on April 9, 2021 by richp45198

“Grow old along with me/The best is yet to be.” So wrote poet Robert Browning to his beloved Elizabeth. It is a warm sentiment that can be a comfort to those of us facing old age. In contrast, though, to … Continue reading →

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On the Sandwich Generation

Posted on February 29, 2016 by richp45198

Most people somewhere between the ages of 40 and 65 are known as the Sandwich Generation. We are caught between two generations! Somewhere in here we finish up raising our children but then are faced with caring for our aging … Continue reading →

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On Growing Old

Posted on August 7, 2012 by richp45198

I have been blessed with many spiritual mentors, people I never met but whose writings profoundly affected my journey. One is psychiatrist Viktor Frankl who helped me see that indeed there is much in life over which we have no control. However, … Continue reading →

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