 By Jim Selman | Bio
There is an old
joke that says, “Sex after 60 is better than ever, but the mounting and
dismounting aren’t so pretty.” If you’re laughing, you know what I’m
talking about. If not, you’re still young enough to have something to
look forward to. I attended a conference recently featuring Steve Pavlina,
the number one blogger on personal development. The topic was about
expanding traffic to your blog and one of his ideas was to write about
something ‘timeless’, something that lots of people have in common and
that breaks the mold of everyone’s expectations. Well, my writing has
been about transforming our notions of growing older and to encourage
intergenerational dialogue, so what better topic to muse on than SEX.[ Read More]
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 By Shae Hadden | Bio
Several years ago, a wise 93-year-old man
named Hayden shared with me his principles for living life “at the
growing edge”. He had printed them on cards, in the shape of a
bookmark, and distributed them to everyone who engaged in meaningful
conversation with him. Today, as I’m recovering from the first major
surgery I’ve ever had, I was drawn to reflect on a couple of them
again. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind if I shared them with you now:[ Read More]
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By Don Arnoudse
Bio
My
daughter, Sara, is about to turn 21. Her impending birthday has
triggered my own memories of that familiar refrain of youth…”I can’t
wait until I’m old enough to….go to school, to learn to drive, to vote,
to get a credit card, to stay out past midnight, to travel on my own,
to get my first apartment, to get my first real job, to go to night
clubs and bars, and so on and so on.” It got me to wondering.
What are the advantages of age now that I’m staring 60 in the face?
Yesterday, I was listening to Julio Olalla, master teacher and founder
of the Newfield Network. He began his comments on some of the crises we
face in the world by saying, “At my age, I no longer choose to censor
myself”. I thought, “Wow! That’s an advantage of age. Telling the truth
as I see it without concern for others’ reactions.” [ Read More]
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By Lauren Selman
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When do you start to get older? After reading the comments about aging,
I ask, “When does aging begin?” Aging is placed in the context of those
entering their thirties and beyond, but for me, I believe the process
of aging began the day I was born. When I was a little girl, I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew
up and I simply responded, "I don't want to grow up." But the truth was
I was growing up as I was saying those words. I was resisting aging
from the moment I could answer such a question and the fairies of
Neverland dusted me with fairy dust. But the wonderful thing about
Neverland is that everyone is there. The older pirates and the youthful
lost boys. [ Read More]
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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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