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The Quest: Joyful, Vibrant Aging

Wednesday Sep 05 2007

By Don Arnoudse
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I’ve been feeling the pain of transitions lately. Or as my wife observed, “You seem troubled”. Perhaps not a big deal—but for someone who lives life as a perennial optimist, a bit unusual. So what’s going on? One interpretation I have is that I’m just gearing up for what’s next. It’s a familiar indicator for me to feel restless, a bit irritable, even fearful as I come to (or beyond) the natural end of a particular phase and pause in that “white space” between saying “Goodbye” to one chapter and “Hello” to something new. I never enjoy it, but it is familiar. As I get ready to enter my 60s in six months or so, I’ve been thinking about how I want to age.[Read More]

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The Beauty of Uncertainty

Tuesday Feb 20 2007

By Don Arnoudse
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My 20 year-old daughter, Sara, was in full voice, speaking rapidly with both tension and inspiration. “Dad, there are so many things I want to do. I’m going to Spain in the fall, but I wish I were staying on campus [at the University of New Hampshire] so I can meet the presidential candidates before the primary. I don’t know at all where I’m going to live next spring. This summer, I’m interested in an internship in Washington, DC, but people tell me it’s a great time to be on campus. There’s another overnight leadership workshop next weekend, but I’m just not sure if I want to go again. I might want to take an extra semester before I graduate because there are so many courses I want to take and I’m running out of time. I feel like I should get a job and make some money, but I’m not sure how I would fit it all in. Everything is just so up in the air!”[Read More]

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