I cried. And then I cried because I cried. I’ve been working on managing my state of mind, then this past weekend I came to a mental dead-end where I could feel n…
Author: Billie Best
Billie Best writes the blog Beyond 60 — Loving Life, Staying Relevant at billiebest.com. Her newly released memoir titled "How I Made a Huge Mess of My Life (or Couples Therapy with a Dead Man)" is now available on Amazon.com.
I’m arrogant, always thinking I know the answer and quick to let it roll off my lips or my fingers without taking a moment to reconsider. That knowing is a habi…
People are talking about “the conversation.” Have you had the conversation? I’ve had the conversation. On our first date we had the conversation. Weeks be…
In high school they called me the Class Arguer. I was an angry teenager and I was up for an aggressive disagreement on any topic — how I dressed, how I spoke, how…
For as long as I can remember we’ve been told time is money. But, of course, that’s not true. If time were money, I’d be rich, because I have all the time in the wo…
I have a sweet story for you. I was on the phone talking to an old guy and he was telling me how worried he is about what’s going on in the world. He’s 88 and lives wi…
After 32 years of marriage I’m pretty skeptical of monogamy, but maybe that’s because I tried it and it didn’t work. The thing is, I liked being married the wh…
I have officially been diagnosed with Crud, actually three different kinds of Crud. Of course, Crud isn’t the word the doctor used. She spoke in more clinic…
I think the pandemic is putting a new spin on the Golden Rule: I protect you, you protect me. Messages from government and science may change as the situation…
