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 […]

Dance With Your Soul

Our soul is the deepest part of us where one encounters God and discovers their “true self.” We are not bodies with a soul. We are souls with a body. The soul is not in our body. Our body is in our soul. When all our possessions, accomplishments, and the constructs of our personality are […]

Dance With Your Family at End-of-Life

Funerals bring out the best and worst in families. I know this from my work as a pastor and hospice chaplain. When someone dies family members either support each other or conflict with each other in their grief. Grief can draw a family close together in their bonds of love. But grief can also fester […]

Dancing With What Was, What Is, and What Will Be

As we age, in our quiet moments, it’s easy to look back on “what was” with regret, to be dissatisfied or frustrated with “what is,” and to be anxious about “what will be.” How do we dance joyfully with our past, our present, and our future? Dancing With What Was “If you become addicted to […]

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 […]