Articles tagged with: AGING
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Suzanne Braun Levine
NextAvenue.org
The author at 70 catalogs how she’s acting her age
It seems as though everyone I know is talking about death. We are also talking about how, to our surprise, death seems more like the houseguest who won’t leave than the grim reaper. That’s the big difference about being over 70. Death is more of a presence — an active presence — and less of a threat than it was when we were 60. As my friend Robin puts it, when time is running out, we are blessed with the “gift of urgency.”
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by Amy Ferris
marryinggeorgeclooney.com
May 20th, 2012 – 10:57am
oh. life stories.
we were deciding on whether or not my mom should be moved one more rung up the assisted living ladder.
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By Mark Schwartz
Huff/Post50
My cousin Mark Schwartz is mentioned in How We Love Now as one of the folks who reconnected with a college sweetheart and found happiness at last. Before that, though, he was married and divorced twice and developed a web site – suddenbachelor.com – for midlife men in the same boat. Recently he has become a blogger on Huff/Post50, where I also blog.
His latest article – “Aging: America Needs to Address The Coming Hordes”- is a very strong and thoughtful appeal to start a real conversation about alternative living arrangements for aging parents (and, soon, ourselves)…
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In “How We Love Now” I talk about the difference between care-giving and care-getting, by which I mean the necessity of watching out for one’s own needs even if it means asking for help (and we all know how hard that is!).
As a model for one kind of care-getting I describe the Caring Collaborative created by The Transition Network (TTN).
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Mary Eileen Williams. Reinventing the
Spirit and Style of Aging
Mary Eileen Williams, the warm, lively and informative host of “Feisty Side of Fifty Radio,” promises her listeners: “Give me just fifteen minutes of your time and I’ll give you interviews with authors, actors, and experts who will inspire you to make significant and positive changes in your own life.” And, she delivers on the promise.
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By Enid Weishaus, MSW, founder
Smarter, Bolder. Older™
Women Redefining Life after 50…
Smarter, Bolder, Older™ – a one-day event for women 50+ – grew out of my own experience of aging and conversations with other women. I am committed to changing the stereotype of aging and loss in midlife to one of vitality, embracing new opportunities and possibilities as women in midlife and beyond get clear on what matters and makes the most of this stage of their lives.