Showing posts with label Infusing the Characters We Write With the Strength To Live Well. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Infusing the Characters We Write With the Strength To Live Well. Show all posts

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Infusing the Characters We Write With the Strength To Live Well


by Tim Suddeth @TimSuddeth

This weekend, I was fortunate to be able to celebrate two lives that were obviously well lived.

On Saturday, my family went to the visitation of the 93-year-old mother of a friend of mine. Her obituary, told how she had grown up during the depression, had a career working for various federal departments, and, upon her retirement at 62, took up competitive swimming and continued swimming throughout her eighties. (See this link for my take on obituaries.) Every time I met her, she had a big, beautiful smile and wanted to talk about my family and me.