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...
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Ageful Living
- 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...
- Feb 22, 2018
- 3 min
Another Look at "Successful Aging"
We need to replace that unproductive and discriminatory paradigm with one that is realistic, compassionate, and fair -- one requiring an...
- Jan 10, 2018
- 3 min
Making Things Anew
By remaining open to personal growth, we can develop a “new nose” for sniffing out fresh truths amid the stench of hackneyed and cynical...
- Dec 8, 2017
- 3 min
It’s Time to Believe Older Adults, Too
Just as we should believe those who report experiences of sexual harassment, so too should we believe older adults who report elder...
- Oct 18, 2017
- 3 min
From “Senior” to “Sully” Moment
I’ll happily trade a “senior moment” for a “Sully moment” anytime. As a social gerontologist, community educator, and writer, I am...
- Aug 21, 2017
- 3 min
Age and the Potential to Change
We must reject the assertions of media pundits and all others who use age as a justification for individual intransigence. “He won’t...
- Aug 10, 2017
- 2 min
A New, Powerful Tool to Defeat Ageism
The clearest and most concise, entertaining, and impactful introduction to the scourge of ageism. People are always looking for easier...
- 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...
- 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...
- Mar 5, 2017
- 3 min
On the Care and Feeding of Power
We must remain conscientious stewards as we tend the landscape of our society. I bought my first house when I was 51 years old. Up until...
- Jan 7, 2017
- 3 min
A Critical Direction for Aging
We must consider the concept of direction as we decide the next steps to take in order to disrupt aging. You may already know that...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Jul 26, 2016
- 3 min
What’s Your Relationship with Aging?
Our relationship with the aging process not only tells us important things about how we see ourselves but also about our willingness to...
- 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...
- May 13, 2016
- 4 min
The Six Assets of Aging
The decline-only narrative presents a narrow perception of the lifespan that is blind to the priceless assets we accrue as we add years...
- Apr 4, 2016
- 4 min
Rocking Our Views on Aging
A powerful manifesto invites us to engage in a revolutionary cause whose time has come. The possibilities for society of this new third...
- Feb 24, 2016
- 4 min
Addressing the Character of Ageism
Getting to the truth about ageism in order to abolish it is a noble endeavor that requires a certain amount of conscious –– and...
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