My sister Ann 1952-2018

“Life has got to be lived—that’s all there is to it.  At seventy, I would say the advantage is that you take life more calmly.  You know that ‘this too shall pass.’”   ~Eleanor Roosevelt

This morning during my walk I listened to Brene Brown’s new Podcast.  In this recent episode she was talking to “grief expert” David Kessler.  While I was unfamiliar with his work or his books, I have read the works of his former co-worker, Elizabeth Kubler Ross.  After years of research and study, along with their own experiences of loss and grieving, Ross and Kessler offer a road map to any person suffering from loss or grieving.  After listening to a great conversation between Brene and David, I was left with several questions.  The big one was asking whether it’s possible that those of us over a certain age, say 60-65, have an advantage over the young in these times.  Here are a couple of thoughts that popped up for me. [Read more…]