ChangingAging with Dr. Bill Thomas Steve Jobs, Over and Out By Dr. Bill Thomas on October 6, 2011 I am sitting in a nice little breakfast shop in St. Augustine, Florida. When I looked at the news this morning the first thing I saw was that Steve Jobs had passed away yesterday. I feel great compassion for the […]
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In blogging about the politics of aging and the Poetics of Aging conference I’ve come to agree with other advocates that a major cultural paradigm shift is necessary to break our society’s obsession with youth, end ageism and reverse widespread declinist attitudes towards growing old.
How do we bring about such a cultural shift and change aging? I believe the key is to make growing old with dignity a civil right.
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I am sitting in a nice little breakfast shop in St. Augustine, Florida. When I looked at the news this morning the first thing I saw was that Steve Jobs had passed away yesterday. I feel great compassion for the family and friends that he left behind. As I was reading about him, and his […]
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On the heels of opening the 100th Green House Project home in the nation, we’re getting ready to celebrate another landmark — St. John’s Home Green House Project in New York will be the first in the nation to bring … Continue reading →
Continue ReadingWords of wisdom from Rich Harwood: “Whether it’s the Occupy Wall Street demonstration, or the Tea Party, people are sending a clear message that they want to be heard, they want to engage on things that matter to them, and in ways that enable them to take action together. Word of mouth is at the center of these activities, and at the center of people’s lives.”
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I’ve always said that people who can look at aging sideways do the best job of understanding aging and the role it is meant to play in our lives. I have become acutely aware that the “direct frontal assault” on aging is never a good idea.
That’s why I like this lovely post from a “non-aging-oriented” blog that I stumbled upon.
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Continue ReadingGood morning! We are experimenting with a new look for the ChangingAging Weekly Blogstream Roundup. Please let us know what you think. ChangingAging with Dr. Bill Thomas Looking For A Graphic Artist By Dr. Bill Thomas My new novel, “Tribes of Eden” is coming out in early 2012. It needs a boffo cover. The book is […]
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ChangingAging.org is proud to lend its name and support to the New Hampshire Public Television series CHANGING AGING IN THE GRANITE STATE funded by AARP New Hampshire and focused on four key issues facing older adults: financial security, health care planning for the long term, consumer and investment fraud, and living well.
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