Helen, Age 70
Things to do when time hangs heavy: When I started a new job in a new city, I gained a lot by joining a church (Unitarian Universalist). When I retired, I started volunteer work (Habitat for Humanity, in the main office and the ReStore). When I moved to my retirement condo, I signed up for classes – Zumba Gold, Memoirs Plus!, line dancing – and I joined a quilt guild. I’m also fortunate to be entertained for hours on end by playing games on my computer, or Sudoku; and of course I read sometimes. I’m lucky, too, to have scientific work I can do at home and share at conferences: I think the spaces between mica sheets are a great place for life’s coming into being – i.e., the process of life’s origins. Finally, I send warm wishes to all who are struggling with the burdens of time!