Ageful Living 

What are the criteria by which we should measure our ability to function fully as older adults? Recently, I traveled to Charlotte, N.C.,...

All the while that my dad’s doctors were relying on their vast medical knowledge and skills to save his life, my father was...

There's a real problem with equating the increasing growth of an older population with the effect of a tsunami. As we all know, there are...

In a high-tech age, there are some traditional values about aging that are worth retaining. In my most recent post, "Analog Aging in a...

In a high-tech age, there are some traditional values about aging that are worth retaining. There was a time not too long ago when, if...

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

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

In our discussions of the later years of life, let’s substitute the image of gold with that of another metal: steel. My previous blog...

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...

Mighty revolutions from little resolutions grow. It’s that time again, when we are pressured culturally to make a new start in our lives....

Most older adults yearn to share their life stories, but tragically we often deny them opportunities to do so. I come from a family that...

Older adults are not a boutique population but a core market to be served. This past summer, a new, state-of-the-art fitness center...

It takes more than a green thumb to survive. It takes the will and wisdom of a master gardener. "It looks like we have to make another...