Old at Love, Young at Heart
Our beauty changes, but it never goes away, it goes inside of us. And that inner beauty shines through all the brighter.
Continue ReadingOur beauty changes, but it never goes away, it goes inside of us. And that inner beauty shines through all the brighter.
Continue ReadingSo, here is an interesting video of a guy who took a picture of himself everyday for twelve years. In about ten minutes you can watch a man pass through more than a decade of his life. What you see is his hair styles change, the rising prominence of his freckles, bags and wrinkles form under his eyes, a beard, and a few other things.
Continue ReadingIf you caught any of the livestream video coverage we provided at the Green House Meeting and Celebration in Grand Rapids last week you saw how powerful and impactful social media can be in connecting people and sharing stories. If not, don’t worry — all the livestream video sessions and keynotes plus extras are being uploaded to the new Green House Project YouTube Channel.
Continue ReadingOne of YouTube’s most popular channels, Fine Brothers Productions, has launched a new series “Elders React To Viral Videos” featuring a panel of sage older adults reacting to some of the weirdest and most popular viral videos on the internet.
Naturally, the elders come off a little silly watching some of the weirdest (but most viewed) videos on the internet. But overall I think the series is genius and I applaud the Fine Brothers for producing content that really bridges the generational divide.
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A video clip from the upcoming documentary Alive Inside demonstrating the power of music to awaken and transform a man seemingly living in a stupor in a nursing home has swept the Internet with over 3.5 million views in only three days.
Debuting in New York April 18, 2012, Alive Inside tells a story of hope and beauty in places where they are hard to find – nursing homes caring for the oldest and most frail. “This is one of the first films to take a hard look at why emptiness and loneliness invade and pervade old age in modern life,” said Bill Thomas, one of the experts featured in the film.
Continue ReadingAfter the jury announced its verdict in New Jersey I watched Associated Press video statement read by Tyler Clementi’s father. Sad and clearly with a heavy heart, he nevertheless looked to the future in a way that most of us could not have done …
Continue ReadingI just finished a cross-country road trip and in nearly every state I visited I was struck by the upheaval and turmoil surrounding state budget battles and the lack of compassion in the budget cuts to programs designed to serve and protect elders. Unfortunately, at the moment we’re facing the largest surge of older adults […]
Continue ReadingMy TEDx talk “Elderhood Rising: The Dawn of a New World Age” has been posted to YouTube and I’m excited to share it with the ChangingAging Blogstream.
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