Perspectives

Real stories, personal reflections, and unique points of view on aging, life transitions, and what matters most. Gain insight, wisdom, and inspiration from voices across the senior community.

Perspectives

The Awe-Inspiring Power of One

BY
Jill Chapin

We are all too aware of the dire consequences of how just one person can manipulate an entire population with ...

Perspectives

Donald Trump is a Genius

BY
Jill Chapin

Don’t be fooled.  Although our former president is ignorant of our constitution and laws, doesn’t like to read, nor does ...

Perspectives

Travel Serendipity

BY
Janet Call

“My wound is geography. It is also my anchorage, my port of call.” These words of celebrated Lowcountry author Pat ...

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What it Means to be an American

BY
Jill Chapin

I had a chat with a newly minted citizen, who undoubtedly knows more about our constitution and how our government ...

Perspectives

The Euchre Experience 

BY
Janet Call

Membership in OPPE (Old People Playing Euchre) is something its Charlottesville, Virginia members accept as a badge of honor. After ...

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So We Got a Tenth Supreme Court Justice After All

BY
Jill Chapin

A Texas district judge just suspended the FDA’s 23 years-long approval of the abortion pill, Mifepristone – for the entire ...

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Olfactory Journey

BY
Janet Call

In the often frantic pace of modern life, with its ubiquitous technology and uncertainty, it is easy to miss the ...