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Retirement Reimagined (Guest Post)

By Richard Leider What kind of life do you envision at 50? 60? 70? 80? 100? Will you retire? Should you retire (ever)? When is the right time to retire? What will be the defining purpose of your days? Instead of narrowing your focus as you age, will you widen…

End in MindMarch 7, 2023

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Real World Re-Entry

If you watch the news, it would appear many people think the COVID-19 pandemic is over. All done. It really isn't, but we ARE re-entering the orbit of something that resembles "normal" life. While the isolation has been brutal for many...downright dangerous for some...I'll admit I found relief in the…

Cathy WurzerJune 1, 2021

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Trashing 2020. The surprising reason I won’t.

Every year, about this time, I look through my old calendar and dutifully fill in birthdays and other important dates in a new calendar. Yes, I still keep a paper calendar. It's my version of a journal, marking events that make up a life. My 2020 calendar reflected the arrival…

Cathy WurzerDecember 30, 2020

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The Beauty in Falling Free

Photo courtesy of Jan Selby This will sound like heresy, but I hate autumn. Of course, I appreciate the kaleidoscope of color and Mother Nature really can put on a show, but I'm a child of summer and my mood drops along with the leaves. No amount of pumpkin spice…

Cathy WurzerSeptember 30, 2020

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Unfinished Business

We are marking an unusual Fourth of July holiday this year. Blame the pandemic for the lack of big backyard barbecues, beach parties and fireworks displays. I was doing my morning radio show Friday, July 3rd, and listening to a Yale historian who was talking about America being "unfinished." This…

Cathy WurzerJuly 3, 2020

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Engaging Conversations

You’ll hear us at End in Mind talking about engaging creatively in conversations about end of life. For those of us who believe we don’t have a creative bone in our bodies, this might be off-putting, or even feel a little bit scary. But it is so much simpler than…

Christy Moe-MarekJune 11, 2020

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The Pandemic Playlist

My dear friend Bruce Kramer found solace in music as he lived his life with ALS. He was a wonderful musician and he had an amazing collection of playlists. One that was most poignant was simply titled "Sniffles" and he'd dip into it when he was feeling low. I'm finding…

Cathy WurzerApril 21, 2020

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These Shoes were made for Healing

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we recently asked readers to tell us how art has helped them navigate loss and grief and how painting, photography, writing, sculpture has led them to healing. We think art can be a powerful lens with which to look at our mortality and working…

Cathy WurzerMarch 3, 2020

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It’s About Time

I've been thinking a lot about time and what feels like a constant lack of it in my life. There is a lot to juggle between professional and personal obligations and projects not to mention navigating the usual pressures and stresses of life. I've been irritated and anxious of late,…

Cathy WurzerSeptember 25, 2019