Getting Old Isn’t for Sissies

Unsplash + in collaboration with Getty Images As she was passing through her eighties and nineties to the ripe old age of ninety-nine, my mother-in-law used to say, “Growing old isn’t for sissies.” As we age, our bodies undergo numerous changes that can significantly impact our day-to-day functioning. If you are in your 60’s, 70’s, […]

Welcome to Dance in Your Twilight

Hello, my name is Jim Cyr and I would like to help you to DANCE IN YOUR TWILIGHT. I want this to be a dancefloor of welcome and wisdom for senior citizens. The twilight years from our retirement to our passing, or the years as we continue to work into our seventies or eighties, are […]

A New Title. A Sharper Focus

This is a heads up! Beginning on August 11, I will be offering a new Substack. The title of this new Sustack will be “Dance in the Twilight.” My writing will be focused on living your best life in your twilight years. I have begun writing on this theme in this Substack (Jim’s Substack) and […]

Finding Meaning in Our Later Years

As we age and retire, several questions help us to find meaning in our later years” • Will I fight the aging process or submit to it gracefully? Will I deny my age or accept my years as they add up, and even live in awe that I was given life in the first place […]