It is not easy to maintain a sense of self and a sense of direction. The media and the commercialization of our society continually undermine it. Retirement throws us into a new world where we have to assert ourselves. Work is no longer our major source of identification.

My Grandfather’s Murder And Widow Resilience | Sixty And Me
As a child, I always knew I admired my grandmothers but never really realized all the reasons why until my paternal grandmother told me the story of how she lost her husband. Not sure how old I was when she relayed the details either. We always just knew that she


