Oct 10, 2025 | Aging, Readings
We were sipping espresso at a Paris café when my young cousin blurted: “I’m 59. In a few months I’ll be 60. What’s it like to be —?” She choked on old. “I’m afraid,” she whispered. Of course she is. Fear is what we mostly hear about aging. Fear of abandonment, pain,...
Oct 10, 2025 | Aging, Love
A few years ago, when I was 82, I fell madly, wildly in love with a man, a younger man —22 years younger to be exact— and I might mention it was also to my shame, because there is something unseemly about an old woman falling for a beautiful younger man, even if he is...
Oct 2, 2025 | Aging, Creativity, Death, Religion & Spirituality
Aging is often portrayed as a period of decline, a slow fade from vitality and relevance. Society feeds us a narrative of fear: fear of wrinkles, physical deterioration, loneliness, and being forgotten. Don’t listen to then. In my experience, aging is anything but a...
Oct 2, 2025 | Aging, Books, Miracles, Poems, Religion & Spirituality
Life is composed of countless small moments. Some are fleeting—a bird hopping in the garden, the smell of morning coffee, the laughter of a friend. Yet these tiny fragments, often overlooked, hold immense power. In The Wonder and Happiness of Being Old, I share how...
Sep 27, 2025 | Aging, Angels, Grief, Religion & Spirituality
Throughout my life, I have been fascinated by the unseen world. Angels, intuition, and spiritual guidance are not abstract concepts to me—they are living forces that touch my life in both subtle and profound ways. In all my books, from the publishing phenomon A Book...
