Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness
Proverbs 16 31

Our Mission

Words from our Wise is a book celebrating and learning from the lives of seniors. The goal is to leave the reader inspired with wisdom from the stories of people that have fought through life’s hardships and learned lessons from them. If you know of anyone who would like to be interviewed for this project please contact Lyndsay Holding at [email protected]

About Me

We all reach a point in our lives where we are sitting at the crossroads. We look to our left and we look to our right and try to determine our next steps. I have always felt a tug of war between my head and my heart in these moments. My heart wants me to take the road less traveled, the risk, the unknown, and the adventure. My head pleads for security, ease, safety, and peace. For 37 years I listened to my heart. I took the plunge with no fear or worry. I was confident in my adventures and I was always excited about what was around the next corner. To be honest, this was my favorite quality about myself. I never wanted to be the senior with regrets. That has always been my biggest fear. When I turned 37 something changed inside of my soul. I became a little more afraid to put myself out there. What would people think of me? Would I fail? Would I be good at that? I have continued to turn down every safe path I can find in fear of the unknown.

In January of 2022 I was diagnosed with covid. I wasn’t worried about it at all. I eat healthy, I work out, and I am not particularly in an unsafe age range. After finally testing negative I began noticing some of the after effects of covid I had only read about up unto this point. I was depressed. Severely depressed. This was a new feeling for me. There were days I couldn’t get out of bed. I had no joy and went months without smiling. Anyone who knows me would understand this was very unlike me. This life chapter of deep depression caused me to question my faith, and everything I had ever thought I knew about myself. As I got help for my depression and things began looking up I decided to take a job as an office manager. It seemed like the next safe step. Little did I know this step would send me on a journey of self discovery and yearning for the teachings of the people who struggled with these moments before me.

I am writing this book because my biggest fear is to be the senior with regrets. I hope by interviewing and speaking with the people who I consider life’s greatest teachers that I can come out taking the adventure route. My prayer is by documenting and publishing my journey others may feel inspired to do the same.