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“Life in a Day”

It was beyond overwhelming!  Most have probably seen ads about this.  It is the ultimate reality movie – only this time actually real.  Three questions were posed to anyone willing to submit a video s… more →

The Call to Live

“Life in a Day”

PeterT wrote 1 year ago: It was beyond overwhelming!  Most have probably seen ads about this.  It is the ultimate reality mov … more →

Tags: Searching for life, Living with Awareness, Exercising body and brain bring quality of life, Intellectual Curiosity Stimulates Life, Building Relationships, Life in a Day

“Woohoo!” — 1 comment

PeterT wrote 1 year ago: That is the expletive of choice my son Micah uses for each booking made as the next trip is taking s … more →

Tags: Living with Awareness, Exercising body and brain bring quality of life, grief therapy, Life After Retirement, Conversation helps with grief, Viewing Art can be Therapeutic, Cure for Feelings of Isolation, Travel as Grief Therapy, finding purpose in life

“They Won’t Believe It” — 1 comment

PeterT wrote 1 year ago: That is what Sister Gayle said when I told her I was going to write about this. On Saturday, I start … more →

Tags: Living with Awareness, Conversation helps with grief, Extended Family helps Grieving, Travel as Grief Therapy, Building Relationships, Making Friends, Healing Adventures, reconnecting with the past, surprises

Tough Time at Bobo's

PeterT wrote 2 years ago: I guess I knew it would be when I was driving  back from a downtown store.  I guess it was just beca … more →

Tags: Life after loss of Spouse, Life after end of Career, Searching for life, Living with Awareness, grief therapy, Conversation helps with grief, Travel as Grief Therapy, managing pain

Someone with Skin On

PeterT wrote 2 years ago: It is surprising just how hard it is to take a risk and head out the door to go to some event or gat … more →

Tags: Life after loss of Spouse, Life after end of Career, Life After Retirement, Searching for life, Living with Awareness, grief therapy, Music as Grief Therapy, Cure for Feelings of Isolation, feelings of isolation

New Stage?? Too Soon to be Sure.

PeterT wrote 2 years ago: I don’t know why it popped into my mind, nor do I know why I did it.  I brought a chair, a cou … more →

Tags: Life after loss of Spouse, Life after end of Career, Life After Retirement, Searching for life, Living with Awareness, Exercising body and brain bring quality of life, grief therapy, Butterflies and Birds bring Joy, Affirming Words help when Grieving

Hello, Mr Possum

PeterT wrote 2 years ago: As bold as brass, a Possum (Opossum) walked across the lighted deck right in front of the sliding gl … more →

Tags: Life after loss of Spouse, Life after end of Career, Life After Retirement, Searching for life, Living with Awareness, grief therapy, Conversation helps with grief, Music as Grief Therapy, finding purpose in life

Can't Have One Without the Other

PeterT wrote 2 years ago: It is something of which I became convinced very early in my ministry to others and my own life.  A … more →

Tags: Life after loss of Spouse, Life after end of Career, Life After Retirement, Searching for life, Living with Awareness, Exercising body and brain bring quality of life, grief therapy, Conversation helps with grief

"Make Your Lifelong Dream Come True"

PeterT wrote 2 years ago: That is the title of an article in the latest issue of Kiplinger’s Retirement Report.  While m … more →

Tags: Life after loss of Spouse, Life after end of Career, Life After Retirement, Dreaming impossible dreams, Searching for life, Living with Awareness, Exercising body and brain bring quality of life, grief therapy, Conversation helps with grief

Lewy Body Dementia Takes One More

PeterT wrote 2 years ago: Last evening I emailed Ngaire in New Zealand to ask how husband John is doing and how she is doing c … more →

Tags: Life after loss of Spouse, Life after end of Career, Life After Retirement, Dreaming impossible dreams, Searching for life, Living with Awareness, Exercising body and brain bring quality of life, grief therapy, Conversation helps with grief

It's All in The Timing

PeterT wrote 2 years ago: I wasn’t altogether sure why to make such a long trip for such a short time.  The obvious answ … more →

Tags: Life after loss of Spouse, Life after end of Career, Life After Retirement, grief therapy, Conversation helps with grief, finding purpose in life, managing pain

Is Impossible Dream Becoming Possible? This March/April??

PeterT wrote 2 years ago: Maybe so!  The consensus is (Larry and Ngaire) that March can work.  The Kepler Track and the Milfor … more →

Tags: Life after loss of Spouse, Life after end of Career, Life After Retirement, Dreaming impossible dreams, Searching for life, Exercising body and brain bring quality of life, grief therapy, Conversation helps with grief, Travel as Grief Therapy

Where Seldom is Heard a Discouraging Word — 2 comments

PeterT wrote 2 years ago: Discouraging words seem to be streaming from every direction too much of the time. I took the time t … more →

Tags: Life after loss of Spouse, Life after end of Career, Life After Retirement, Dreaming impossible dreams, Searching for life, Travel as Grief Therapy, Affirming Words help when Grieving, finding purpose in life

Okra Buster Shirt Comes Out — 1 comment

PeterT wrote 2 years ago: I didn’t really need it, but it was better to be safe than sorry.  I was invited to Don and Ed … more →

Tags: Life after loss of Spouse, Life after end of Career, Life After Retirement, Okra Buster Shirt, Dreaming impossible dreams, Searching for life, Living with Awareness, Stem Cells in Hippocampus, Exercising body and brain bring quality of life


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