Renewal in later life is often spoken of as a beginning again. A fresh start. A return. But for many who have lived through loss or change, renewal does not arrive that way. It doesn’t restore what was. It doesn’t return things to their former place. And
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” — C.S. Lewis Spring returns with a kind of reliability we rarely question. The days lengthen. The light changes. The air is different. The seasons still turn. For
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