Silence is a resource that has been used from time immemorial to enter into the depth of our being. World religions have acknowledged its value through their various spiritual perspectives and practices as an integral part of the ideal service of spiritual worship. In Christianity exists the silence of contemplative
Becoming an Old Person in Training allows us to choose purpose and intent over dread and denial and connects us empathically with our future selves, says author and activist Ashton Applewhite. This excerpt from my book ran on TED’s “Ideas” page under the title Rather than identifying as old, young or middle-aged, be
Finding our life’s purpose can feel “just out of reach.” A “maybe someday” idea that we hope to fulfill in the future. But, what if your purpose is within your reach today. From the minute we awaken in the morning, we get to choose our attitude. The busyness of daily
August 25th, 2018, marked the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein. To me, he was a miraculous comet that traveled this universe and gave untold pleasure to millions. A superb Conductor, a marvelous pianist, and an exciting composer, all in 72 years on this planet. My wife and I were driving
Most of the talk about the sharing economy revolves around millennials, those 20- and 30-somethings who are now regentrifying and populating many of our urban areas. Indeed, millenials are, and have always been, at the heart of the sharing scene, ready to embrace the latest concept for staying connected and
Michel Montaigne expressed that the great and glorious masterpiece of man is to know how to live to purpose. We are the artists of our life and shape our experiences with our own brush. When we find our unique mission, we know it with certainty from within. We attain that
Lesson 7: Find Community As a husband and father, a healthcare professional, and a man living with Parkinson’s, take it from me: we all need to ask for help sometimes. And that’s a good thing. Many a Parkinson’s fighter is drawn to isolation, just as many people suffering other hardships
Many times I’ve spoken about my ever-expanding goals and how checking one item off a list can present one or more additions to the list. For example when I realized I had visited 5 continents over my years of travel, I was motivated to make it a goal to visit
Where did the idea of retirement come from? It was not that long ago that most people were fully employed in their teens and worked until they died in their mid-30s. The concept of retirement began in the Revolutionary War when pensions were offered to those who suffered battle injuries.
This project began 11 years ago as a project about people over 80 who work. Upbeat! Inspirational! Safe! I didn’t realize it at the time, but the project epitomized an approach that has dominated gerontology since the 1980s: “successful aging”— also known as “active,” “healthy,” or “productive” aging. For most
