By Juanita Brown, David Isaacs and Samantha Tan | World Cafe website Discovering One Another
In the summer of 2004, the World Café, the Berkana Institute, and the
Shambhala Institute for Authentic Leadership convened an innovative
inquiry into intergenerational wisdom and collaboration for the common
good. A multi-generational team that ranged in age from 23 to 81 hosted
the gathering. What we thought would be a small ‘learning laboratory’
of 20-30 people took off like wild-fire. The meeting, held in Nova
Scotia, Canada, rapidly mushroomed[ Read More]
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By Irene Noble
Admittedly my vision of my granddaughter
is somewhat impaired by my love for her, but for the life of me I fail
to understand how she became so wise so soon. We are
both an only child, both raised by a single parent (a father for her,
and a mother for me). We share a “jack of all trades” DNA. I watch her
now as she, like my younger self, slightly out of focus, tries her
wings. Like a hummingbird sampling nectars looking for the blossom with
the most satisfying sugar, she fearlessly plunges into an array of
interests that defy the time needed to perfect any one of them. I tell
you this by way of introduction hoping to lead you into a greater
subject. There she is at 23 with time to spare and here I am at 85
almost out of time.[ Read More]
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This story was submitted by Cindy La Ferle over at Cindy's Home Office.
Until
I met Sylva B., I rarely socialized with 'older people' outside my
family circle. When I wasn’t working, I hung out with friends my own
age. At least 40 years my senior, Sylva was the silver-haired
personnel manager who interviewed me for my first job in reference book
publishing in Detroit. I was 25 then, and desperate to get my career
off the ground. Applying for an entry level position, I was required to
pass a typing test and a two-hour literature exam. I was so nervous
during the session that my fingers froze at the keys and I flunked the
typing test on the first try.[ Read More]
Written by eldering at Learning
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By Lilly Page
I was watching Oprah recently, a program featuring a few of our
famous stars speaking on aging. They were talking about this whole idea
of what your real age is. One was only 50, so just a baby to
me, the other was 65 and didn’t look more than 55, but the one that
caught my eye was Diahann Carol at 71 years old. Yikes, she looked
fabulous!!!! I
have always been one to mention my age, as I have always enjoyed
getting older. I intentionally want to give people younger than I am
something to look forward to. So I share my journey with them, whenever
it’s appropriate.
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Written by eldering at Fearless Aging
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