ttjsaunders
- 3 days ago
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Aging With Strength
OK, time for some tough talk here. While growing older with a positive attitude is very possible, let’s also face facts. Getting older is...
ttjsaunders
- Oct 5
- 4 min
Am I Being Selfish?
Is it OK to pray for myself? I mean does God think I am being selfish? I sometimes think I am when I do. Somehow it feels better to ask...
ttjsaunders
- Sep 28
- 4 min
Aging With Growth
Sometimes we say that my oldest grandchild is 14 going on 40, or in other words, she’s very mature for her age. I have three...
ttjsaunders
- Sep 21
- 4 min
Showing Up
It matters how you show up in the world. It matters tremendously! And, it’s certainly not just about what we say for we all know the old...
ttjsaunders
- Sep 14
- 3 min
Aging With Grace
What does it mean to grow old gracefully? To many folks appearance takes precedence over attitude. As long as our hair is perfectly...
ttjsaunders
- Sep 7
- 3 min
Morphing into Something New
This is the time of year when cucumbers turn into pickles, when the sweltering stagnant blanket of heat finally gives way to cool breezes...
ttjsaunders
- Aug 31
- 3 min
Aging With Boldness
It really is rather pointless to tell someone not to worry, not to be afraid of what might happen. We worry anyway. We play the worst...
ttjsaunders
- Aug 23
- 4 min
My Red Sea Challenge-Part Two
Forty years is a very long time. It’s a very long time to wait on a promise. In fact many of the original Israelites who set out on this...
ttjsaunders
- Aug 17
- 4 min
Aging With Surrender
In 2021 surrender is not a popular word. Yet I would argue this is exactly where you find happiness and contentment. Please don’t run...
ttjsaunders
- Aug 10
- 5 min
Only One Thing Is Needed
So the date had been set. At least that was something. Now I could start planning. If the picnic is at our home on Sunday, I can cut the...
ttjsaunders
- Aug 3
- 3 min
Aging With Intentionality
Do you know people who always seem angry, or at least ready to challenge any comment at the drop of a hat? These folks seldom smile or...
ttjsaunders
- Jul 26
- 5 min
My Red Sea Challenge-Part One
They were being vigorously pursued by the whole army! They were desperate. They had left everything they had ever known and were now...
ttjsaunders
- Jul 20
- 3 min
Aging With Dignity
If you ask seniors what they most want you’ll hear things like safety and security, community and connections, and to be valued, each of...
ttjsaunders
- Jul 13
- 4 min
The Beautiful Concept of Ubuntu
After I had been staying in South Africa for about a year and a half, I received a call from my son here at home saying he was getting...
ttjsaunders
- Jul 6
- 4 min
Aging With Safety
See below for FREE Safety Checklist Download Sadly seniors are a popular target for scammers. This can be anything from dating scams, to...
ttjsaunders
- Jun 29
- 4 min
No East or West
A prominent Canadian ethics professor was a key note speaker at a conference I attended a few years back just outside Toronto. He began...
ttjsaunders
- Jun 22
- 3 min
Aging With Responsibility
Do you own your age, or blame your age? When someone asks you to participate in some endeavor, is your first thought that you are too old...
ttjsaunders
- Jun 15
- 4 min
Grandparenting-Are Manners Endangered?
2016 We were both exhausted. My teenaged son, Jake, and I had almost completed our trek into South Africa. The journey had taken all...
ttjsaunders
- Jun 8
- 4 min
Aging With Adaptability
Welcome to the first in the “Aging with…” series, ingredients for aging well. In order to age with a positive outlook you must be...
ttjsaunders
- Jun 1
- 3 min
Anti-aging Cream
Give me my anti-aging cream and nobody’ll get hurt-really? What happens if I don’t get it? Will it be a fate worse than quicksand? Will...