There’s some consensus out there that it’s hard to make new friends in your sixties: friendships have already been established and family responsibilities are legion. However, if new activities and an open mind invite a new friendship or two, the… Read More ›
Old friends grow especially important in our sixties. They remember us and value us for who we were as well as who we are today. As Paul Simon put it: “…memory brushes the same years, Silently sharing the same fears.” While… Read More ›
There are good obituary days and bad obituary days. The good ones are when most of the people who pass away are 90+ with grandchildren and great grandchildren, with names of progeny spilling into the next column. On the bad obituary days … Read More ›
As I proceed through my sixties, I seem to become better at grok-ing. To grok something is to understand it so profoundly that its nature is intuitively clear to you. When you grok someone you truly “get” them. You can grok… Read More ›
Apparently, advancing years often bring increased contentment. An article in the NYTimes of 7/14/08 summarizes the results of 50,000 interviews with Americans to see how they have changed over time. “One important finding was people who were biologically older are… Read More ›
James Taylor is 61, born the same year I was- 1948. His mop of long hair and soulful eyes were featured on the cover of his first album. His eyes are still soulful but his hair is pretty much gone. … Read More ›
Carolyn Heilbrun, feminist, author and professor ended her life at age 77, having written this book a few years before. She writes positively and optimistically about her sixties: “I found the revelation that I could look back on my sixties with pleasure… Read More ›
Now we are Sixty 