Dinner at the Mansion is an important time. The food was good and healthy, people were engaged in talking to one another, it had a warm feeling about it. The Mansion residents have been stimulated and uplifted by the attention many of you are paying to them.

Being old, giving up on some things and admitting you can no longer care for yourself is difficult on the ego. You have boosted the dignity and spirits of people who could easily succumb to depression and aimlessness. When I see how much work Connie is doing and how excited she is about it, I want to cry. Thanks so much for sharing this experience with me. You can write to the Mansion residents c/o The Mansion, 11 S. Union Street, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816.

I had a lot of fun, it felt like family to me as well. I am always learning how to listen, and trying to understand the power of compassion.