Thirty years ago, I was balancing young children, work, church and family—and mostly feeling like I was failing at everything. Reading those old journals now, I can see how much I’ve changed. The things I struggle with haven’t necessarily disappeared. What has changed is how I relate to them. Somewhere along the way, I came home to myself.

What happens when a 100-year-old woman and a woman in her 60s walk together every week for three years? I’m finding out through Merilyn Simonds’ Walking with Beth, a memoir about friendship, aging, longevity, creativity, and the stories we carry with us. I’ve only just begun reading it, but already I’m quoting it in conversation—and my daughter has asked to borrow it.

I can know that appearance isn't ultimately important and still care deeply about how I look. Maybe aging isn't about stopping caring. Maybe it's about learning to hold the tension between what matters deeply and what still matters to us.

My favourite stationery store just sent out the pre-order for 2027 planners. I use a Traveler’s Notebook, and the inserts come all the way from Japan. Placing my order in August for a notebook that will arrive in October and hold the plans for next year feels, strangely enough, like an act of faith.

I still like to plan. But something is shifting in how I think about the future. I’m learning to hold the tension between what’s next and what’s now—and to pay more attention to what needs my attention today.

I’m still ordering a planner for 2027. But I have learned to use a pencil.

We all have messages about the ‘default body.’ When our bodies don’t measure up, especially our older bodies, we can feel shame.

After stepping down from a role that seemed perfect on paper, I found myself asking a deeper question: What am I supposed to be doing with this one wild and precious life? This summer, I'm exploring what elderhood means in a culture that doesn't always know what to do with aging—and what it looks like to step up to the work that is truly ours to do.

As important as good health it is not the only factor in having a good life. My recent Covid convalescence reminded me how much I need something else to sustain me in my life.

Conscious aging is an approach to elderhood that includes practices including life review and life repair. To harvest the deep wisdom available in your senior years, there is a need for reflection on the path you took in your life.

The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife by Shannon Harris reminds of us the control of fundamentalist evangelicalism. Ten years ago I started to understand how toxic my church experience had been. Here are three lessons from the book that I echoed my own experience.

You can do most things by yourself. YouTube videos are amazing resources when it comes to fixing everything from your car key fob to staining your deck.

But real growth and transformation needs a key ingredient you can’t from a video.

I just discovered I have Aphantasia. It is such a relief to know I’m not the only one who struggles during guided meditation. Not everyone can visualize images in their head. What a relief!

They say they are the only things for certain in life so why do we see them as such a burden?

Here’s how get the upper hand on both. You can reap the rewards and find freedom in living your life without worry.

Do you get angry when someone’s says, “Happy St. Patrick’s Day?” The Irish would say get over yourself.