A clear look at what The Last Repair Shop is really about—and why its story of repair, care, and continuation stays with so many viewers.
What we pass on in later life is not always noticed. A way of listening. A habit of care. The way someone shows up. Later in life, that may matter more than we think. This week’s Spiritual Signals looks at what different traditions have to say about
Retirement is supposed to bring relief. More time. Fewer demands. A different pace. And for many, it does. But after a while, something else becomes noticeable. The day is no longer organized for you. It is less clear where you are needed. The answer to “What do you do?” takes a
The Retirement Trap When Social Security was introduced in 1935, it was described as a safeguard against what lawmakers called the “hazards and vicissitudes of life.” The language reflected the gravity of the moment. The country was emerging from economic collapse, and old age, for many,
The Life That Is Already Here — A Form of Spiritual Wellness Ask someone what they plan to do in retirement and the answers come quickly. Travel. Learn a language or play the piano. Take up painting. Write a book. Read the books we already bought
Why the search for the sacred may be more deeply human than we think “Spirituality is an inborn human capacity.” — Lisa Miller For years now, headlines have told a familiar story: Americans are leaving organized religion. Church membership has declined. Congregations have aged. Yet the deeper spiritual
What Lloyd Hammons and Diane Mahree reveal about belonging in later life Some lives are spent searching for where they belong. Others settle into place almost without intending to. In the first reflection in this series, The Man Who Stayed, we considered the story of Lloyd Russell
Last Sunday’s reflection asked where we belong now. This week, we consider what it means to practice staying with what matters in later life. For many who have done the inner work, that question eventually becomes quieter and more demanding. It shifts from geography to attention.
Sunday’s reflection began with a man who stayed in one place for nearly his entire life. But remaining in later life is not only a matter of geography. In later life, “remaining” can become a quieter practice: staying with what is true, staying with what is unfinished,
Naming the drain without blame As another year draws to a close, many in our community find themselves taking stock almost without meaning to. Not in the sense of judging the year or grading themselves, but in noticing what kept them together, what tried their patience,
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