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Sara Orem

What do I want to learn NOW: Exploring the space between acceptance and forgiveness.

I accept that my last experience in an organizational coaching project was hurtful and frustrating to me. I accept that my partner in this…

2 min readFeb 28, 2024

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What do I want to learn NOW: Exploring the space between acceptance and forgiveness.

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Sara Orem

A Blessing

When my husband and I were first dating, he had a stent put in his heart and was overnight in the University of Michigan Hospital. As I…

2 min readDec 8, 2023

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A Blessing

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Sara Orem

Living life so that when I’m 80 I don’t look back on regrets.

As a young adult, I thought I owed anyone I met the true story of my life. I would meet someone at a cocktail party (yes, I went to…

2 min readNov 8, 2023

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Sara Orem

On Being Almost 80

I am almost twice the age of Jack Gilbert in his poem, “It is Difficult to Speak of the Night,” where he bemoans the onset of middle age…

3 min readJul 3, 2023

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On Being Almost 80

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Sara Orem

Awakening

My first story was published in my elementary school creative writing anthology. As I remember, it was a story of a snail in my mother’s…

3 min readApr 9, 2023

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Awakening

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Sara Orem

Comfort Food in an Uncomfortable Age

I love to eat! Especially pasta. Especially with cheese. So it will be no surprise that after almost 80 years, I still turn to mac and…

3 min readApr 9, 2023

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Comfort Food in an Uncomfortable Age

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Sara Orem

The Feast that has been My Life

Because I grew up in a fancy suburb of New York City, I didn’t realize my privilege at the time. Many more families and friends had more…

3 min readMar 2, 2023

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The Feast that has been My Life

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Sara Orem

Someone from My Past

Larry and I were together from 1987 to 1995. We were married in 1989 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis by Larry’s best…

2 min readFeb 17, 2023

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Sara Orem

A Family Story

My maternal grandmother saved me from extinction when I was a teenager. She was a refuge of unconditional love during my dad’s worst…

3 min readFeb 17, 2023

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Sara Orem

Awe

I was reading an opinion piece in the New York Times Science section on Awe, a specialty of Dacher Keltner’s. He is director of the Greater…

3 min readJan 6, 2023

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Awe

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Sara Orem

Sara Orem

Sara speaks about and facilitates workshops for older adults about vitality in the aging process . See more about Sara at www.saraorem.com.

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