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The playlist of my life (part 2)
The playlist of my life contains two parts; the first part did the heavy lifting in terms of impacting my growing world view and social awareness, while the second part shifted toward blues and soulful rock. Together, these playlists of my life formed my fundamental emotional, intellectual, and physical reactions to...
Introducing The Venice Sessions
  Our President, Kristen Sieffert, introduces The Venice Sessions - unscripted interviews with HomeSafe borrowers and how they are living life on purpose.  We gathered eight customers at a studio in Venice, CA to hear about how they approach this season of life in terms of outlook, lifestyle, and finances. These borrowers...
Two theories of aging
There are a lot of theories about how we age, what we as older adults are supposed to be like, or how we change physically, socially, psychologically, etc. Two that we studied in one of my intro Gerontology courses are Activity and Detachment Theory. It’s worth mentioning because they are...
Wanna play?
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw   As we age, we grow in wisdom, experience, and maturity. Still, the free spirit in us also thrives on maintaining a sense of humor, an adventurous temperament, and a playful sensibility....
Downsizing
As we get older and have to rely on a fixed income, many of us are looking at ways to reduce our overall living expenses. One obvious solution would seem to be downsizing from our current home. However, that may not always be the best idea. For one thing, moving...
Sneakers, Shakespeare, and a Lily
All names of pets my wife and I have owned. In the good old days, Rover, Fido, and Sparky were respectable names for pets. Not anymore. Today we take a more thoughtful approach to naming our pets, sometimes taking days to accomplish. We try to pair the name with a...