Even the most tongue-tied of communicators express need for communication. What is there except sharing ideas and feelings with others? Because you seem to respect those who went on before you--and excuse me for bringing this up--must recognize that someday you will be around for "decidedly senior thoughts," we are having a conversation on what counts.
I assume you are on the cusp of being in the sandwich generation, taking care of children's children and the generation which came before you. So I'll let you in on a secret. It gets better! But only if you look to the young among us. I think somewhere in this blog you and I already opined what it will be like for the child born in 2000. There's a good chance she/he could live into the next century. So that little tyke had better gain a lot of imagination or else be a fuddy duddy.
When it's all said and done, we all have that challenge.