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It's Time to Retire the Idea of Retirement
Marc BlesoffFor generations, we've organized our lives around a familiar sequence: school, work, retire. We spend our youth preparing for adulthood, devote our middle years to building careers and/or raising families,...
It's Time to Retire the Idea of Retirement
Marc BlesoffFor generations, we've organized our lives around a familiar sequence: school, work, retire. We spend our youth preparing for adulthood, devote our middle years to building careers and/or raising families,...
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Designing lives worth living longer
Marc BlesoffLast month, I asked the question “How do we design lives worth living longer?” One impetus for this question is the fact that we are in a new stage –...
Designing lives worth living longer
Marc BlesoffLast month, I asked the question “How do we design lives worth living longer?” One impetus for this question is the fact that we are in a new stage –...
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New Year Resolve
Marc BlesoffI’ve been thinking about the difference between New Year’s resolutions and living with intention, the difference between setting goals and being present, and the difference between staring at the horizon...
New Year Resolve
Marc BlesoffI’ve been thinking about the difference between New Year’s resolutions and living with intention, the difference between setting goals and being present, and the difference between staring at the horizon...
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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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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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Appreciating so many ‘new’ things
In 1954, when I was five years old, I huddled alone with my mother as hurricane Carol raged around us. We were in a small, rickety fisherman’s shack on the...
Appreciating so many ‘new’ things
In 1954, when I was five years old, I huddled alone with my mother as hurricane Carol raged around us. We were in a small, rickety fisherman’s shack on the...
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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,...
