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Finding The Balance
Marc BlesoffI came to my conscious aging world via the path of resilience. As I get older, I am also learning about the path of adaptability. To me, resilience includes coping...
Finding The Balance
Marc BlesoffI came to my conscious aging world via the path of resilience. As I get older, I am also learning about the path of adaptability. To me, resilience includes coping...
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Feeling Old and Young At The Same Time
Marc BlesoffMost of my family and I recently traveled to San Francisco to help our dear friend and former neighbor celebrate her 70th birthday. Several former neighbors rendezvoused there for the...
Feeling Old and Young At The Same Time
Marc BlesoffMost of my family and I recently traveled to San Francisco to help our dear friend and former neighbor celebrate her 70th birthday. Several former neighbors rendezvoused there for the...
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Something We Actively Participate In Shaping
Marc BlesoffI do most of the shopping at our house. Sometimes, I shop at Costco. Not every week, but, when we’re low on paper towels or cans of black beans or...
Something We Actively Participate In Shaping
Marc BlesoffI do most of the shopping at our house. Sometimes, I shop at Costco. Not every week, but, when we’re low on paper towels or cans of black beans or...
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The Proud, The Older
Marc BlesoffI recently had the opportunity to take my 11-year-old granddaughter to her softball tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. Just me and her for the weekend. Most of the grandparents reading...
The Proud, The Older
Marc BlesoffI recently had the opportunity to take my 11-year-old granddaughter to her softball tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. Just me and her for the weekend. Most of the grandparents reading...
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Thoughts on an aging-in-communities approach
Since 1900, we have added more longevity to our species than all of previous civilization. Birthrates in our country are decreasing. This demographic shift is bringing about significant challenges for...
Thoughts on an aging-in-communities approach
Since 1900, we have added more longevity to our species than all of previous civilization. Birthrates in our country are decreasing. This demographic shift is bringing about significant challenges for...
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Ageism Awareness Day
October 7 is Ageism Awareness Day, an important event because it brings attention to what has been termed the last socially acceptable prejudice – ageism. Ageism refers to the discrimination,...
Ageism Awareness Day
October 7 is Ageism Awareness Day, an important event because it brings attention to what has been termed the last socially acceptable prejudice – ageism. Ageism refers to the discrimination,...
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The Beauty Of Our Own Impermanence
Since my heart surgery last year, I’ve lost weight, I exercise daily, and I am energetic and forward-looking. A few weeks ago, working out with a trainer, I did full...
The Beauty Of Our Own Impermanence
Since my heart surgery last year, I’ve lost weight, I exercise daily, and I am energetic and forward-looking. A few weeks ago, working out with a trainer, I did full...
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Aging With Intention Saved My Life
We have a Berkey water filter in our kitchen and it seems to be empty whenever I’m thirsty, so I’m used to filling it back up. It takes three full...
Aging With Intention Saved My Life
We have a Berkey water filter in our kitchen and it seems to be empty whenever I’m thirsty, so I’m used to filling it back up. It takes three full...
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The Time Is Ripe For Role Models
We are living in uncharted, stressful times that are full of opportunity. Just like getting older. And like the outstanding fall foliage, getting older can emphasize the beauty and significance...
The Time Is Ripe For Role Models
We are living in uncharted, stressful times that are full of opportunity. Just like getting older. And like the outstanding fall foliage, getting older can emphasize the beauty and significance...
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Waving Goodbye
Things have changed as I’ve gotten older. When I was a kid growing up, if I saw a person walking down the sidewalk, all alone, carrying on a running...
Waving Goodbye
Things have changed as I’ve gotten older. When I was a kid growing up, if I saw a person walking down the sidewalk, all alone, carrying on a running...
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Nobody Is Too Old To Do Anything, Unless They J...
In 2022, I wrote about Joni Mitchell performing at the Newport Folk Festival.Last week, in her first-ever Grammy performance, Joni Mitchell, at 80 years old, sang her song ‘Both Sides...
Nobody Is Too Old To Do Anything, Unless They J...
In 2022, I wrote about Joni Mitchell performing at the Newport Folk Festival.Last week, in her first-ever Grammy performance, Joni Mitchell, at 80 years old, sang her song ‘Both Sides...
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A Day Of Ageism, Like Any Other Day
Last month I caught a cold. Remember that phrase? Since the advent of COVID-19, it doesn’t seem like we use it much anymore. Anyway, my cold wasn’t Covid - I...
A Day Of Ageism, Like Any Other Day
Last month I caught a cold. Remember that phrase? Since the advent of COVID-19, it doesn’t seem like we use it much anymore. Anyway, my cold wasn’t Covid - I...
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Good News/Disappointing News
Last Thursday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report titled, “Aging in the United States: a strategic framework for a national plan on aging.” The...
Good News/Disappointing News
Last Thursday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report titled, “Aging in the United States: a strategic framework for a national plan on aging.” The...
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My Fwendge
Wabi Sabi is the Japanese aesthetic of appreciating the beauty of impermanence, appreciating the beauty of cracked pottery or a broken tree or perhaps even deep wrinkles on a face....
My Fwendge
Wabi Sabi is the Japanese aesthetic of appreciating the beauty of impermanence, appreciating the beauty of cracked pottery or a broken tree or perhaps even deep wrinkles on a face....
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AGE x 3
I think I am three ages; my chronological age, the age that I feel, and the age that I look. Of these, chronology is the objective one. It’s just math,...
AGE x 3
I think I am three ages; my chronological age, the age that I feel, and the age that I look. Of these, chronology is the objective one. It’s just math,...
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My own ageism and ableism
These days, I see my possible future self everywhere. Most of the time, it’s the possibilities I’m dreading that jump out at me first. At the gym, there are always...
My own ageism and ableism
These days, I see my possible future self everywhere. Most of the time, it’s the possibilities I’m dreading that jump out at me first. At the gym, there are always...
