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Feb 20, 2018
"Look for beauty in everyone you meet, and you'll find it. Everyone carries divinity within them." --Richard Paul Evans
Poets and Sages Behind Closed Doors
Not all of us will reach old age. The lucky among us who aren't lost to disease, accident, or other unforeseen circumstances will have decades of adjustments to make as we age. We slow down, lines etch our faces, grey finds its way into our hair. At a certain point, it's likely that some of us will end up in care facilities -- whether due to the lack of surviving relatives to help, or simply because our care requires professional intervention. The aging process and all that it entails is often looked upon with fear or disdain. Lauren Grace Weldon takes a different perspective. In this piece she seeks out and finds, powerful stories, metaphors and messages in people who are approaching the sunset of their lives.
BE THE CHANGE
Make time to visit or chat with an older neighbor, relative, or friend. Get to know the essence of who they are and what matters to them in a way that goes beyond surface pleasantries.
