Choosing to Own Our Days

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  I wake up several times each night. I know I’m not alone in this repeated I’m-asleep-now-I’m-awake middle of the night routine. The first thing I do when I wake up is glance at the alarm clock on my bedside table. It’s an illuminated model with oversize red digital numbers I purchased several years ago for my mother-in-law who battled …

In Others’ Words: Coming to Grips with Age

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Jamie Lee Curtis, Barbie, and Me @bethvogt   Did you know Jamie Lee Curtis, one of my favorite actresses, turned 60 last November 22? And Barbie – yes, that Barbie, whose real name is Barbara Millicent Roberts – turns 60 in a few short months on March 9. And then there’s me. On May 5, I’ll be 60 years old. …

In Others’ Words: Don’t Stop Playing

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It seems the older we get, the more serious life becomes. Or is George Bernard Shaw correct that becoming so serious is what ages us?  I admit that as I’ve gotten older, I’ve had to remind myself more and more often to have fun. Life demands so much of me — and when I say “life,”I mean “adulting.”  There’s no …