Dear Friends,My friend Laurie retired from her corporate job a year or so ago and was lamenting how tough it is to stay positive at a time when bad news is all around us. Take

Dear Friends, From the Tellez family to you and yours, best wishes for a healthy, safe and happy holiday! As you can see from the photo, my grandkids are growing fast and will be taller

Dear Friends, Let me begin by wishing you and yours a healthy and happy Thanksgiving.  While it’s customary to reflect on topics that typically assail us around this time of year – preparations for

Dear Friends, I was recently asked to add a link to our Amazing Care Network website letting folks know of volunteer activities available to us seniors.  One such resource is AmeriCorps. You can learn more

Dear Friends, I just finished reading a book on why companies should be more attentive to those of us, age 60 and over. According to the author, Susan Wilner Golden, we represent a cohort that

Dear Friends, A recent article from the Harvard Medical School on self-compassion prompted a series of one-on-one conversations with family and friends. I asked about what they did to care for themselves during times

Dear Friends, We hosted our first in-person event on June 6 at the Outrigger Canoe Club in Honolulu.  It was a smaller gathering, in part because there is continuing anxiety and fear of COVID

Dear Friends, My good friend from junior high school and I had lunch to celebrate Mother’s Day. Marita reminded me that we’ve known each other for over 57 years, and in honor of our mothers,

Dear Friends, Ages ago, I took Latin in high school and read about Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who led his army from Spain to Italy in 218 BC.  I was struck then by a