On the Cusp of Seventy

Mel Schlesinger
Crow’s Feet
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5 min readFeb 27

Is anything dramatically different?

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In a mere two weeks, I will cross into my seventh decade of life. As my birthday zooms towards me, I have begun thinking about what it means this year. In truth, no prior birthday loomed as large in my mind nor occupied my thoughts quite as much. But seventy seems different.

So, as I sit and write this essay, I guess that is one thing that has dramatically…

Mel Schlesinger
Crow’s Feet

Sort of retired. I am obsessed with happiness. As I write the last chapter of the story of my life, I want to share ideas on being happy.