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,
When stillness becomes the teacher “In Your stillness, joyfulness is unfolding…” A reader sent us that line in response to our recent Spiritual Signals reflection, On Stillness. His poem, titled In the Quiet, reads like a prayer to solitude—not the kind that isolates, but the kind that
Justice in later life may look different than it did in our younger years. It’s less about protest marches and more about moral clarity, steady compassion, and the courage to speak truth—even when it's quiet, even when it’s costly. Justice is not just
What is your purpose in this season of life? That question may once have sounded ambitious or career-driven. But with age, “purpose” takes on new meaning. It becomes more about presence than productivity, more about calling than control. Purpose in later life may show up
Living out loud as a spiritual practice isn’t about noise—it’s about integrity, joy, and spiritual alignment. Last week, we explored the quiet strength of belonging. This week, we lift our gaze to something bolder—living out loud. Not loud in volume, but loud in truth. Loud