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Apr 9, 2020
4 min

Could Appreciation of Old Age Go Viral?

One huge impact of this pandemic might just be a gradual integration of the positive qualities of elderhood into the rest of society. In ...

May 21, 2019
3 min

The Tony Bennett Effect

How the iconic singer has chosen to live exemplifies three basic realities of the older adult experience: adaptability, resourcefulness, ...

Oct 16, 2018
2 min

Grains of Truth

What if we re-examine how we evaluate age-appropriate behaviors and we actively "stir up" our collective culture to allow greater integra...

Jul 31, 2018
3 min

What's Your "And"?

I invite you to join me in improvising our way through these later years. It's easier than you think. All you have to do is answer this v...

Apr 10, 2018
3 min

The "Wow" Factor

We commit a great social injustice by failing to recognize and accept the variety of ways to be a child, or a teen, or a middle-aged adul...

Jul 7, 2017
5 min

Does "Elder Wisdom" Exist?

Do older adults inevitably acquire a special kind of inner knowledge, or is this a mere stereotype? Is there such a thing as “elder wisdo...

Apr 22, 2017
4 min

Caveat mentor

There’s no doubt that being a mentor carries responsibilities. But so, too, does being a mentee. Here’s part of a conversation I overhear...

Dec 9, 2016
3 min

Embracing the Spectrum

More broadly than any other time since the Civil War, Americans have experienced domestically the human impulse to “otherize.” Red. Ceris...

Oct 26, 2016
3 min

On Asking "the Question"

When is it ever acceptable to ask a person’s age? In other words, when is the question relevant? “How old are you?” I was asked this ques...

Aug 16, 2016
3 min

A Guiding Star

It was precisely because of my grandmother’s positive influence in my life that older adults were never invisible to me. When I was a tod...

Jun 22, 2016
4 min

Speaking of Generations...

Generations are different because of the experiences of their formative years and how they adapted to them. When is it accurate, and ther...

Jan 28, 2016
3 min

A Case for “Re-generation”

Human development urges us to evolve into beings with greater experience, wider perceptions, newer capabilities, and fresher possibilitie...

Oct 8, 2015
3 min

A Thought Experiment on Aging

For many elders, meeting the expectation to be middle-aged is undesirable and insulting. We who are old know that age is more than disabi...

Aug 17, 2015
4 min

Roots, Shoots, and Fruits

Here’s a fun and revealing way to explore what influences and inspires you –– no matter how old you are. In the workshops I facilitate on...

Apr 16, 2015
5 min

Six Ways Elders Can Save the World

Elders can save our societies and the world --- by playing indispensable roles. For his book What Are Old People For?, Bill Thomas chose ...

Mar 19, 2015
3 min

Let’s Be Gero-Guerrillas for Change

We should adopt a militant approach toward abolishing ageism and its three insidious forms: discrimination, neglect, and abuse. Recently ...

Jan 29, 2015
3 min

Dick and Jane Grow Up

Dick and Jane have reached elderhood. What scenarios are they living or want to live? See Spot run. Run, Spot, run! If you were in elemen...

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