Dear Spiritual Senior,   We have achieved a milestone that I want to share: nearly 10,000 readers now receive Spiritual Seniors.   I’ve thought about that number more

One of the quiet shifts of attention in later life is not what we can no longer do, but what we no longer tolerate.   Attention

A Different Conversation About Aging   There is a problem with the way we talk about aging.   Public conversation about later life is mostly about managing decline.

Each of the agreements we’ve been reflecting on asks for a loosening.   A loosening of how we speak. A loosening of how we react. A loosening of

The Fourth Agreement sounds, at first glance, like the most demanding of the four.   Always do your best.   For some, those words feel like encouragement. For

We move through much of life by filling in what we do not know.   A pause in conversation. A tone we didn’t expect. A silence that feels

“I presume nothing.” — Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)   Assumptions are easy. Correcting them is hard.   Most assumptions don’t announce themselves. They look like understanding. We think

Our reflection on the second of The Four Agreements asked a difficult but freeing question: what happens when we stop treating other people’s reactions

The Second Agreement and the Freedom of Carrying Less “What other people think of you is none of your business.”— Regina Brett What makes that

Last Sunday’s reflection on The Four Agreements began with the first agreement: Be impeccable with your word.   It’s a familiar phrase. But once we sit