This is 70: Grateful, Grounded and Ready for the Next Chapter

Embracing life

Today is my birthday. I never expected to be so happy at 70. Dare I say happy? What is happiness anyway? Okay, I’ll say I never expected to still feel good, to feel on top of my game, to be exploring opportunities and making new connections. To feel as if I have value and I am valued.

I know someone my age who calls herself a dinosaur. “Oh, woe is me, I’m so behind the times,” she’s fond of saying. Behind the times is not a good place to be, unless you’re satisfied being...