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Kiev: Update

Monday Jun 08 2009

By Jim Selman | Bio

I have enjoyed my short stay in Kiev immensely and am looking forward to more exploring in this part of the world in future. I had the opportunity to have fairly intensive conversations with only 60 or 70 people, representing a reasonable cross-section of the country (from what I can tell). Aside from it being a very different culture (in terms of language, alphabet, history and architecture), it was evident to me that the people of the Ukraine share the same concerns, dreams and issues that we have in our part of the world.[Read More]

Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action

Tagged with: blue_zone cartesian_paradigm community dan_buettner growing_older intergenerational_relationships kiev

Longevity

Tuesday Nov 18 2008

By Jim Selman | Bio

I never thought longevity was the point to living, although as I grow older I am a lot more interested in the subject that when I was young. I haven’t met Dan Buettner but would like to. He’s written an article in the November issue of the AARP magazine called “Find Purpose, Live Longer”. He has done research in 4 areas of the world called ‘Blue Zones’ that have a large percentage of people who have lived past 100 (Okinawa, Costa Rica, Sardinia, and Loma Linda, California). For the Blue Zones Project, Buettner looked for common practices and, while I have not studied his research, I like his conclusions. Along with having a purpose, he sees four common lifestyle patterns contributing to increased longevity:[Read More]

Written by eldering at Fearless Aging

Tagged with: blue_zones dan_buettner longevity relationships