βNot-Knowingβ Wisdom
Magic dwells in the spirits of those, most generally elders, who are savvy enough to know, that they know enough, to know, they donβt know very much.
Continue ReadingMagic dwells in the spirits of those, most generally elders, who are savvy enough to know, that they know enough, to know, they donβt know very much.
Continue ReadingBelow is a list of ChangingAging’s regular blog contributors. Martin Bayne Journalist, Buddhist monk, MIT graduate, and founder of the blog The Voice of Aging Boomers, Martin Bayne has had a colorful career. At the age of nineteen, while working at the Times Herald Record, he was contacted by the mother of a soldier serving in […]
Continue ReadingI’m working on my next book, The Second Crucible, and imagining what it would be like in the immediate future if those who deny aging become the dominant cultural force in our society.
You know who I’m talking about. These are the people who believe that they will never get old. They believe the first person to live to be 1,000 years old is alive today. They believe that aging is a disease, a horrible blight on humanity, and that all we need to do to cure it once and for all is flex our technological prowess.
Continue ReadingAge discrimination affects our countryβs business, economy, values, and human dignity. Itβs time we transform our perceptions of aging, from dependency and weakness to one of proficiency and resourcefulness.
Continue ReadingWe know what saves smiles. Gentle reminders of what keeps our teeth healthy and beautiful, no matter what our age, are listed and described.
Continue ReadingStory teller is memory brought to life…. The stories laid down by the ancestors set both the framework and the laws for the contemporary community. The practice of βrememberingβ in the daily lives of Aboriginal peoples reaffirms their place in the social and physical world. For example, it confirms who they are, what they are […]
Continue ReadingThe ChangingAging Weekly Blogstream Roundup is now posted online. Please click here to read, comment and share this week’s top stories on the culture, politics and news of aging.
Continue Reading[Editor’s Note: Dr. Thomas has invited Eden Alternative’s Europe Coordinator Christa Monkhouse to guest-post on a weekly basis from across the Big Pond. Christa is personally responsible for introducing the Eden Alternative to Europe, first in the UK, then Denmark and soon in Sweden, Finland and other European nations. Stay-tuned for regular updates on ‘Monkhouse […]
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