During a recent Widows List Club meeting in a local Senior Center,  I mentioned that I began to eat "carry out dinners" after my husband died. And I ate them alone, sitting on the couch in the den.

Then one night, while I was standing in a Mexican restaurant waiting for my order, the man asked if I wanted to "carry out or eat in. " I looked around and thought, "I deserve to eat in this restaurant with others even though my husband died."

Aloud I said, "IN!" and sat down at a table. The other women all had a similar experience.

They agreed when I said it felt so nice to sit down in a restaurant again and eat supper  the way others do.

I chewed more slowly and took smaller bites. I put down my fork and looked around and sipped my drink. There was a relaxation I didn't feel eating at home alone.
 
After the meeting we noticed a flyer on the Senior Center bulletin board announcing the next meeting of "The Supper Club."  Each month that group goes to a different restaurant in the area. The cost is about $25 per person. But the pleasure of being at a "party" is immeasurable.

Our group plans to participate in that Supper Club, and we thought every Senior Center should offer the same thing. Check and see if your neighborhood Senior Center does. If not, talk to the management and suggest it.

That's how important change comes about.