Kathy ShimpockJan 30Wise Crone StoriesA Place for the Wise Crone - Japanese folktales abandoning old womenIn Japan, there are many folktales about the wise crone. In one story, an old woman is taken away by her son. He carries her on his...
Kathy ShimpockJan 30Poetry"Broken with the Soil" - a poem by Pierre Van Passen Half of our misery and weakness derives from the fact that we have broken with the soil and that we have allowed the roots that bound us...
Kathy ShimpockJan 13Wise Old WomenUrsula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) - Fantasy is RealityDuring these days of uncertainty, many women seek strong, positive, wise and vital examples of aging. Fortunately, such role models...
Kathy ShimpockJan 13Conscious AgingConscious Aging: Why becoming the elder mattersI’ve been thinking about what it means to be an elder. Perhaps that’s because it’s November 2nd, “All Souls’ Day,” or as I prefer to...