No matter who you are, where you are in the stages or passages of life, you will be confronted with change. Seniors are notorious, in some quarters, for being resistant and hostile to change. Like it or not, however it comes. Sometimes it comes with a fury. Sometimes subtle, slow change invades our lives and routines. Change is, to no one’s surprise, inevitable.

It also impacts others in younger generations. It insinuates itself into what was thought to be an otherwise stable existence. It comes suddenly, dramatically, definitively. When it does it alters our universe, our otherwise comfortable existence. Just when we thought everything had reached its apex of emotional and psychological comfort, change comes along and upsets us. Nothing stays serene and secure forever, and often, not for long.

Life is full of twists and turns. Most of us seniors love routine, calm, peace and quiet, as much predictability as possible. But, life has a way of introducing twists and turns that interrupt and interfere with all of that. Things go rather smoothly, then suddenly, WHAM! Life seems to go haywire. All that serenity and calm are met with cataclysm and disturbance.

It happens in so many ways. You are moving along, feeling well, doing good, seemingly all is stable and secure, then there you are face to face with turmoil and distress. You wake up not feeling well. It goes on for a few days. You visit your physician. You are presented with a prescription. Time passes. Another visit. Something else has come up. You are met with one of life’s twists.