Tag Archives: aging

Becoming

Posted on October 24, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

It’s very easy to be attractive when you’re young because youthfulness is, of itself, attractive.  As I wander the mall at 68 I see young people sizing up one another and deciding who is attractive and who is not… but, … Continue reading →

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Blooming

Posted on May 19, 2015 by kahunapulekimo

At first, when you’re young, it’s your mother: “No, you can’t wear that.  No, you can’t do that.  Because I said so!”  When you reach the age where you can go out of the front door by yourself, it’s society’s … Continue reading →

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Who We Once Were

Posted on August 26, 2013 by kahunapulekimo

I saw an older woman at the mall the other day who must have been around 80.  Wearing an exceptionally short mini-dress (no more than a wide belt!), a tube halter-top, teased hair doubling the size of her head and … Continue reading →

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Better Than Expected

Posted on July 19, 2013 by kahunapulekimo

I know an older woman nearing 90 now whose memory is becoming more unreliable as each year plays itself out.  As she loses control over her memory in dribs and drabs she becomes anxious over things in ways that she … Continue reading →

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This Isn’t Who I Expected to Be

Posted on April 29, 2013 by kahunapulekimo

I was watching a film about Baba Ram Dass entitled “Fierce Grace”, which is the term he uses to refer to the stroke he suffered.  The film is about his recovery and the insights he gained as a result of … Continue reading →

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Future Questions

Posted on February 20, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

As I think about my move to Hawaiʻi in 2019, there are all sorts of questions that occur to me about the move.  Will I qualify to get into the Lōkahi Apartments in Kailua-Kona or will I have to look elsewhere … Continue reading →

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I Want To Be Like Grandma!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

Knowing that when I finally move to Hawaiʻi I will be seventy, on my various trips there I have watched “old people”, perhaps trying to get a glimpse of myself at that age.  It’s funny how you can read a … Continue reading →

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