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Wolf's Theorem: Show Up, Work Hard, Let Go

Thursday Nov 12 2009

   By Stuart J. Whitley | Bio
I’ve been writing about the ethic of aging, which is an internal imperative obligating the transmission of values, ethics and wisdom from one generation to another. Usually, this is a phenomenon that occurs unconsciously, in a way nearly invisible against the tapestry of quotidian life. But now and then, it’s rendered explicit, often in surprisingly casual ways. An old friend Wolf and I were in[Read More]

Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action

Tagged with: aging ethics generation good_living rules success wisdom

Boomers: Trying to Hang On?

Thursday Aug 20 2009

By Kevin Brown | Bio

Have you noticed lately the impact that Boomers continue to have on the world as we know it? Yes, the 'Net Generation' is beginning to have a growing influence on our world and the way we interact with everyone in it. But the Boomers are not retiring or withdrawing from being in action on the field like their parents' generation did before them. No, the Boomers are choosing to remain in the game and to impact how life occurs for them and for everyone else. The question is, “Is this a selfish act by Boomers or one of generosity and possibility?” Boomers (those born between the mid 40s and the mid 60s) have been the agents of change for most of their adult life. Whether challenging dress codes, music preferences, the Vietnam War, or the status quo, Boomers were and continue to be all about change. Of course, if change means upsetting established norms, then Boomers are likely to be found leading the parade. One can see their impact on each and every decade for the last fifty years.

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Written by eldering at Fearless Aging
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Tagged with: boomers generation impact retirement

Coming of Age: The Collaborative Generation

Wednesday Apr 15 2009

By Jim Selman | Bio
There was an interesting article in the New York Times on Generation OMG speculating on the impact of the current economic crunch on our younger generations. It compares some of the conventional wisdom about the impact of the “Great Depression” on our parents with views on how the “Great Recession” will affect our children. The conclusion is that nobody knows, although most believe that living in tough times does affect how people see the world and can forge a generation’s ‘way of being’. I am not sure[Read More]

Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action

Tagged with: collaboration generation generational_differences great_depression great_recession

Boomer Boredom

Monday Jul 28 2008

   By Jim Selman | Bio

Of all the complaints and fears we hear that are associated with aging, the number one is boredom. After a lifetime of activity and accomplishment, it is incredible how many of us move into “elderland” only to discover that we’re unsatisfied and bored. How can this be? Granted that we might not be as spry as we once were and some of our libidos are lackluster, but goodness gracious, do we really expect our circumstances to make us happy or enthusiastic or interested in other people and the possibilities of each and every day?

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Written by eldering at Retirement

Tagged with: aging boredom circumstances game generation life play

Learning from the Internet Generation

Thursday Jun 26 2008

   By Jim Selman | Bio
My daughter wrote a blog yesterday (A World of Performance) about how technology can move us further and further away from human-to-human connections. I thought “Wow, I would never have thought about that at her age”.  Her reflections about what is happening to us as human beings were insightful, but also very useful to me. I have been promoting use of technology to connect people and never imagined that it could also divide us. Now I can be more rigorous and prudent in balancing the risks and rewards.[Read More]

Written by eldering at Learning

Tagged with: connection generation listening talent technology

Father in His House of Logs

Monday Jun 16 2008

I can’t remember all the words but I remember hearing a ditty once that began, “My father in his house of logs said the world is going to the dogs”. Today is Father’s Day, and while I am a professional and practical optimist (no point in being a pessimist), I am embarrassed to say that I am starting to think like this jingle. The point to the verse is, of course, that as we get older we can easily become trapped in a kind of  negativity—comparing current events with the ‘good old days’. This in spite of the fact that somehow life always works out and, all in all, it gets better over time. My dad was a child and teenager during the “Great Depression” of the 1930s.[Read More]

Written by eldering at Fearless Aging

Tagged with: challenges circumstances generation learning

Before You Go

Friday Jun 13 2008

Dear Dad,

I wanted to share this song, “Before You Go”, with you today. It says what I have never been able to communicate fully…THANK YOU for my life and all that I cherish, value and hold dear. As you and many of your generation know all too well, many of my generation and those younger than us don't necessarily understand or agree with your views. But I wanted you to know we all acknowledge and appreciate the gifts you have given us.[Read More]

Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action

Tagged with: commitment courage father generation integrity liberty

Youth / Adult Partnerships and Growing Communities

Thursday May 15 2008

By Zakia Carpenter | Unending Conversations of Hope blog

This article appeared in the April 20-26, 2008 issue of the Michigan Citizen and is reproduced here with the author's permission. Please post your comments here.


I have noticed a breakdown in youth-adult functionality that I'm just beginning to articulate. From what I have read about the Millennial Generation (youth, like me, born between 1977 and 1998), experts predict it will be more separate from previous generations due to the technological divide. However, this is just one factor dividing us. Every generation has ideas and values differentiating it from prior generations. Our histories shape us differently.  Essentially we are our own entity, separate from those who gave birth to us.

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Written by eldering at The Great Turning

Tagged with: dialogue differences generation intergenerational_relationships leadership support transformation

Curiosity

Friday Feb 01 2008

I have been thinking about the process of growing older for a long time. In my 30s, I discovered I had all sorts of stereotypes about old people (which for me at that age was anyone over 60) and that most of my notions were just plain wrong. For example, I learned though conversations with a number of older friends that most people aren’t afraid to die after a certain point—but they are afraid to die without having left a mark or without having been able to pass on their life’s experience to the younger generation. I began to distinguish that we all grow old ‘into a cultural interpretation’ of what it means to grow older, into a story about what we can expect and what is and isn’t possible. I realized that aging isn’t personal, anymore than the weather is (or any other context we all share for that matter). Yet, our whole conversation about aging seems to be about ‘me’ and what I want, how I feel, why I am doing or not doing something, and what I think about everything and everyone in my life.[Read More]

Written by eldering at Fearless Aging
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Tagged with: aging curiosity generation learning old

Fatherly Love

Monday Dec 24 2007

Like everyone, I get a lot of ‘pass along’ email. Some of it is junk, but most of it is well intended ‘sharing’ from friends and family. Given the diversity amongst my friends and families, it sometimes looks like a town hall meeting with my conservative family squared off against my liberal friends. I love them both. Some of the stuff is beautiful (like wilderness photos), some of it is funny, and some of it is inspirational. I have noticed since YouTube, more and more seems to be inspirational. I wonder why…? Yesterday I received for the second time an article about Dick Hoyt, the father of a young man with cerebral palsy who is trapped in a body that doesn’t work well and who will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair communicating with an air hose. This young man, however, is blessed with a father whose love may equal that of other parents of handicapped children but whose commitment is extraordinary.[Read More]

Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action
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Tagged with: commitment connection generation gratitude love possibility

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