Letters to Father William are listed alphabetically by title...

FROM STRIVING TO SAVORING

"The brain of a seasoned Type A is programmed for insatiable striving   When we stop the activity of achievement, seeping regrets and guilt quickly condense and coat the skull walls..."

Girl Just Wants to Have Fun

"But this road I'm traveling as I assume new roles (wife, coach) is really scary... Each decision feels so big that I make it all so serious and pondering and deep - and then I lose my joy..."

I AM NOT A THIRD AGER!

"I don't feel old; I feel rejuvenated!  I'm like a kid in a candy store with all the possibilities open to me!  There's no way I consider myself a Third Ager..."

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

"We'd be a lot more comfortable if I could get another corporate job..."

"My job makes me work longer to make ends meet - I can't stand the increasing pressure..."

RESISTANT TO THIRD AGE AS "SPECIAL"

The guidance, humor and life experience you offer is universal and useful to folks of many ages and stages of life.  Why are you addressing yourself only to Third Agers and leaving the rest of us out? 

SON IS RIGHT TO BE CAUTIOUS

"I am really into this Third Age stuff for myself, but I also would like to share what I am learning about personal fulfillment with my 82 year old mother..."

YOU SHOULD HAVE A DAUGHTER JUST LIKE YOU

"My 23 year old daughter is in therapy where she has begun to look hard at her life, and she sees some areas in her childhood where she feels I let her down..."