Category: Aging
How a Buddhism Teacher Deals With His Own Pain
Professor Lewis Lancaster Source: Wikimedia Commons By Alexamies – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 When I visited 91-year-old UC Berkeley professor of Buddhism, Lewis Lancaster, […]
Life Lengthened and Strengthened by Socialization
A year ago, I planned a vacation with a childhood friend. Since we were both over 60, we thought we would visit an area where […]
Seven Aging Myths That Lead to Insults
In a shopping mall, I watched a young couple forced to reduce their pace as they approached an elderly man using a cane, slowly walking […]
Is It True That We Send Our Parents Off to Die?
Source: Arthur Dobrin When my wife and I lived in Kenya as Peace Corps volunteers, we saw a different attitude towards aging, a different way […]
3 Reasons Why You Can Find Love in the ‘Later Years’
Source: FORMAT / Unsplash The idea of finding love later in life might seem unconventional to some. One of the key misconceptions around aging is […]
Let Your Inner Artist Become Your Second Act
Enjoying the cello J. Hustein, used with permission I didn’t have a musical bone in my body growing up and if I had, my practical […]
Offering Yourself Grace |
We’ve all heard it before. Aging is not for the faint of heart. Even if our physical components have issues that surface and then heal […]
How Music Can Keep Aging Brains Healthy
Source: Image by Mohamed_hassan from Pixabay Getting older often involves a series of challenges, such as cognitive decline, late-life depression, and social isolation. In a […]
The Secret of Long Life in Places Like Okinawa and Sardinia
In a recent post, I investigated why loneliness is as deadly as smoking. Conversely, communities where loneliness is rare foster exceptionally long lives. These communities […]
What Is the Silver Tsunami and Who Is Geriatric?
Source: Anton Vierietin / iStock An unprecedented demographic shift is underway. By 2040, 80 million Americans will be over 65. The rapidly growing subgroup of […]