WOW: Women's Older Wisdom
WOW

December 2024
M T W T F S S
« Nov    
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  

Categories


The Good Samaritan

This Christmas season prominent religious leaders like Pope Francis and Rev. Munther Isaac, Palestinian pastor in Bethlehem, call on us to put into practice the parable of the Good Samaritan, as it applies to Gaza. In a show of compassion [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub
Anne Lamott7

Letting Go of Regrets

All things considered I’m managing my old age fairly well.   I can check off most of the boxes for health, family, etc., but when it comes to handling my regrets, I’m often stalled. To this day I’m haunted over screaming matches with my teenage sons, impatience with my mother when she was dying, love affairs I allowed to go on way [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub

How to Support One Who’s Grieving

“Grief is the price you pay for love.”  Amy Bloom For a long time, as hard as I tried, I was awkward and uncomfortable in my attempts to  comfort the newly grief-stricken.  When a close friend or relative was hit with a death, I fulfilled my moral obligation to make contact, but no matter how often I reached out to someone who was grieving, [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub

Survival Tips for 2019

When someone wishes me “Happy New Year” I’m tempted to respond, “What’s to be happy about given all the bad news in the country?” We’re faced with a government shutdown, record numbers of migrant families held in cages, a mustached war hawk Presidential advisor and massive social and income inequality. Once I settle down I realize [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub

The 30-Day WOW Self-Care Plan

Hearing about the “Whole 30 Diet,” the latest health craze which consists of a 30 day adherence to a strict diet whose followers claim is life-changing, got me thinking, “What about a 30-day Self-Care Plan?” If you’re like me you tend to think of self-care when the chips are down. That’s when you schedule a massage or take a bubble [...]

Pat TaubPat Taub