A yellow pumpkin with a smiling face on it.

This I’ve Learned

I WAS THINKING … about a conversation I had with a computer technician who was working remotely on my computer. I believe he was in the Philippines. We had about ten minutes to chat while my computer reactivated. It was like he was next door. I enjoyed talking about his culture. He said most people…

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A person with glasses and a red hat.

This I’ve Learned

I WAS THINKING…about a friend who recently moved into an assisted living facility because of failing eyesight and certainly not because of a failing mind. Leaving her home meant getting rid of things she treasured all her life. It was agony for her. But she was able to take the most important things in her…

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A river flowing through the middle of a forest.

This I’ve Learned

I WAS THINKING…about my bus trip this past week to Yosemite with 29 other seniors. I’m ashamed to say that I’ve never been there before. It was even more spectator than I imagined.Even though there was lingering smoke from wild fires and the falls weren’t flowing because lack of rain, it was a beautiful granite…

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Two yellow balls with faces and one is holding a hand

This I’ve Learned

I WAS THINKING…about the people I meet at the senior center. They are people who are retired and now are just finding fun things to do. Some have had a very impressive profession and others not so much. But that’s not important now.  It’s nice to meet someone for who they really are as a…

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