Faith in Your Twilight

In my years in ministry, I have observed that people’s faith in whoever or whatever they call “God,” may be hardened, deepened, or abandoned in their twilight years. Hardened Faith Photo by Jametlene Reskp on Unsplash When people are convinced that they have a lock on the truth about God their faith often hardens into a rigid set […]

Transformation in Twilight

For many of us in our twilight years, suffering becomes an unwanted companion. Declining health, illness, loss, loneliness, or regret, cause us pain and evoke suffering. Photo by Issy Bailey on Unsplash Philosopher and poet, John O’Donohue’s, in his book, Eternal Echoes, describes how suffering can cause all we have known and depended upon to […]

Lovingkindness in Twilight

Twilight years are not easy. Physical decline, sickness, grief and loss, ongoing family problems, loneliness, or financial worries can turn our twilight years into a midnight of pain and sorrow. So how does an older adult cope with the challenges inherent in aging? Loving-kindness is a powerful coping strategy for those of us in later […]

Wisdom in Twilight

I believe that life is meant to teach us wisdom. Wisdom comes through the distillation of of our experiences. The older we are, the more of life we have experienced, ergo, the more wisdom we should have (Some of us are better at sussing out wisdom than others.) But what is the most important piece […]

Some Questions For Your Twilight Years, part 2

In my last post I offered some questions about the meaning of your life as you reflect in your twilight years. This post offers some questions about your perspective on aging. Here are some questions of perspective for your to reflect upon: “What we believe about age throughout our lives consciously and unconsciously shapes how […]

Dance With Your Death, part 2

When we come into this world, our hands are clenched. We are grabbing onto life. When we leave this world, our hands are open. We are letting go of life. Unsplash + Death is the great letting go. I.am_nah on Unsplash“>Photo by I.am_nah on Unsplash When we die we let go of our physical bodies. […]

Dance With Your Death, part 1

Anthony DeMello, in his book, The Heart of the Enlightened, tells the story of A merchant in Baghdad sent his servant on an errand to the bazaar and the man came back white with fear and trembling. “Master,” he said, “while I was in the marketplace, I walked into a stranger. When I looked him in […]