Patricia Bunin writes the weekly Senior Moments column.
and I have shared space on the same newspaper page for more than 14 years, but we’d never met in person until a few weeks ago, brought together by another woman I had not met in person.picked up Helen, who lives quite a distance from me, and brought her to my house for a “let’s meet in person” tea.We felt a connection. As writers. As women. As humans.
Janeane and I met several years ago when she interviewed me, remotely, on her radio show, “Get the Funk Out,” on KUCI FM. Her warm style made me feel like I was talking to a friend. When she got in touch with me recently to tell me she had made a list of people she wanted to meet in person, I was delighted to learn I was on it. Helen’s name came up in our conversation and I mentioned she was someone I’d wanted to meet in person. Janeane laughed and told me Helen had said the same thing about me, so she made it happen.
In her book, Janeane, who is a mental health advocate and speaker, encourages kindness, compassion and awareness of mental health issues. This is a woman who models what she teaches. She makes kindness seem effortless.Next on my reading list is Helen’s book, “Project Renewment,” the first retirement model for career women.
Although Helen Dennis, a nationally recognized expert on aging, writes about the issues of aging and I write about the moments of aging, I think we share a similar message: The best use for what we have learned in the past is to use it in the present with the fresh perspective that growing older gifts to us.Related Articles
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