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

Long Journey Into Night

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The Senior Outlook Today Team

By Bert Sternal Bert sat in his recliner, staring out the window at the yard he used to tend. He ...

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A Senior’s Toast to Dentists

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The Senior Outlook Today Team

By Jerry Robbins Here’s to dentists everywhere And to all their helping ones Who sit you down in their chair ...

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Life Is For The Living (Even When Your Legs Betray You!)

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The Senior Outlook Today Team

Today’s headline, Kravis Writers Academy gets started in January, gave me something to think about. I just might register, I ...

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Nobody Listens to You

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The Senior Outlook Today Team

By Jerry Robbins An important lesson that I have learned about senior life is that although I may say a ...

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The DMV and my Senior Life

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The Senior Outlook Today Team

By Wynne Crombie After receiving a well-worded summons from the Department of Motor Vehicles stating, that at my age, (80) ...

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Is Your Stuff Weighing You Down from Living Your Best Life?

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The Senior Outlook Today Team

By Cindy Miller Recently, my husband and I made the decision to move into a retirement community.  At 65 years ...

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The Caregiver’s Penalty

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The Senior Outlook Today Team

By Linda Fiddler A letter for all those caregivers who walk the darkest path I am sitting here at 6:30 ...