Posted in Aging and Buddhism, Aging and Meditation, Aging Parents, Baby Boomers and Aging on Sep 5th, 2009
The last post on aging parents garnered more comments than any other in the history of this blog, so clearly this is a topic that touches many people. The experiences people have range from the touching and poignant (“Do you know who I am, Mom?” “Yes, you’re my baby”) to the heartbreaking (the father whose [...]
Posted in Aging Parents on Aug 24th, 2009
Recently on the Tricycle “Aging as a Spiritual Practice” forum which I moderate (http://community.tricycle.com/forum/topics/aging-as-a-spiritual-practice ) there has a been a lot of discussion about elderly and aging parents. Certainly there are a myriad of practical problems that come up—nursing homes, dementia, medical decisions, and so on—but underlying these there are more basic spiritual issues. How [...]
