CLEVELAND, Ohio - I received this email from Cathy (not her real name):

“We of the older generation feel less productive. Having raised our children, volunteered our services to church and community activities – we tend to feel a bit lost. I miss the days of raising our children. I’m so blessed to have children and am so thankful that they are so helpful in so many ways.

“I’m sure other senior citizens … feel we aren’t able to help in ways of the past … but we do have wisdom from our own life experiences. Sometimes, I feel as though we’re treated as children that need to be guided.

“Don’t get me wrong, I’m more than willing to listen to helpful advice and can learn from the younger generation. But at the same time I would like it known that we can pass on wisdom that we have learned in

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