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Life and Living
You know the saying: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Read more
How to Savor Life
It’s still dark out and the world remains asleep as I write these words. I sip my coffee, and savor the stillness, the quietude, the space of being able to think without distractions of the Internet or others. This savoring . . . it’s a magical act. “Many people are alive, but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.” —Thich...
read moreResolution Makeover
Typical resolutions consist of activities that require some teeth-pulling. Exercise more. Eat better. Stop smoking. These are things we don’t really want to do. These are the resolutions we make and break every year, minutes after writing them down. Instead, we should make resolutions for things we want to do . . . things that you...
read moreIrresistible at Any Age
Do you want to be irresistible? It’s quite simple. All you have to do is to be true to your own authentic character and express that character in living. But how do we do that? How do we access the gold of love and truth that is buried deep within every one of us? And what is it anyway, this authentic character that is our true wealth and the...
read moreExhaust the Little Moment
The year my mother died, I learned something enduring about life: that it is glorious, and we have no business taking it for granted. I was 19 years old when I was told that my mother had ovarian cancer and was not going to live much longer. I’d just finished my first year of university, but I was the oldest of five children, and my mother was...
read moreAbout Aging
I was at a wedding Saturday with a lot of women in their 20s and 30s in sexy dresses, their youthful skin aglow. And even though I was 20 or 30 years older, a little worse for wear, a little tired and overwhelmed by the loud music, I was smiling. I smiled with a secret Cheshire-cat smile of pleasure and relief in being older, “49 and change,”...
read moreFlown Away, Left Behind
The empty nest is emptier than ever before; after all, at its center was a role, a vocation, a nameless something so enormous that a good deal had to be sacrificed for it . . . . I was something of an accidental mother. I don’t mean that in the old traditional whoops! way; it’s just that while I barreled through my 20s convinced that having...
read moreBetter with Age
They say that wisdom comes with age . . . the older you get, the wiser you are . . . you live and learn . . . experience is the best teacher . . . yada yada yada. Even though I’m on a quest for simplicity in my life, I hoard quotes. I love the little clichés, proverbs, and other words of wisdom that have been passed down through the...
read moreA Walk Down Memory Lane
For baby boomers and those fortunate enough to remember, when . . . It took five minutes for the television to warm up. There was an antenna on the roof of your house which was connected to rabbit ears on the top of your television. You had to adjust the TV’s vertical and horizontal holds to get good reception. Sometimes wrapping aluminum...
read moreAbout Us
Hello . . . and welcome to
Our Empty Nest! We are a couple of baby boomers who happen to love love LOVE life. We're over the proverbial hill, but still have a lot of living to do. With our children grown and on their own, it's just the two of us. We've downsized to a smaller house on a lake; and now it's time to travel a little, laugh a lot, sit back, and enjoy the simple pleasures life has to offer. Read more
Random Posts . . .
- Life and Living
- How to Savor Life
- Starting Fresh in the New Year
- Sticking to New Year’s Resolutions
- Resolution Makeover
- Tentra Nepalese Totem
- About Aging
- Choosing to be Happy
- Flown Away, Left Behind
- Better with Age
- A Walk Down Memory Lane
- Irresistible at Any Age
- Be Mindful During the Holidays
- Exhaust the Little Moment
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