My Year-Long Strong Bones Project

My Year-Long Strong Bones Project

I was 60 years old when I was first diagnosed with osteoporosis after my first DEXA scan, a low-dose, Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry scan to assess bone density and predict the risk of fractures. It was an unpleasant—and not uncommon—surprise. Like many women of my...
The Time to be Intentional

The Time to be Intentional

The poet Jane Hirshfield wrote the words: A day is vast. Until noon. Then it’s over. As a morning person, the words rang true for me. I am one who wakes up early with anticipation of the possibilities that the day can hold. But by two in the afternoon, the excitement...
Full Circle in My 70s

Full Circle in My 70s

I guess it’s never too late, for any of it. After pulling up roots and criss-crossing the country, after health issues, loss, and heartbreak, my life is full to brimming again. I’m centered again. And though I didn’t really envision myself doing this again, here I am...