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

What Has Happened to Us?

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The Senior Outlook Today Team

By Jill Chapin Fear.  Irrational fear.  It is more insidious and harder to irradicate than Covid. Why?  What has happened to our once ...

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Retirement: Labor Done

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The Senior Outlook Today Team

By Jerry Robbins At desk I toil till noonday sunPush back my chair my labor doneEase my mindAll thoughts unwindNow ...

Addiction Perspectives

Opioid Disposal

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The Senior Outlook Today Team

By Robert G. Smith The opioid epidemic is a national public health emergency that requires a comprehensive approach. Proper and ...

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Cupid Dances

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The Senior Outlook Today Team

By Jerry Robbins “God just dropped him in my lap,”She said with a warm smile,Glancing at her beloved,Eyes bright with ...

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Why We Need Art

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Janet Call

We gathered just outside the doors of the Senior Center for our excursion to the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. ...

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The Fifties

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The Senior Outlook Today Team

By Jerry Robbins The thing about growing up in the fifties was that everything was changing in the world around ...

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Time

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The Senior Outlook Today Team

By Jerry Robbins How was I to knowThe years would goAs fast as they sped awayI look backAnd see no ...