By Jim Selman | Bio
I was playing a trivia game and had to answer
what the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are. I got three out of four,
but had to go to go to Wikipedia to get them all: War, Famine, Conquest
and Death. These traditional Biblical symbols mark the ‘end of time’,
when all things are put right and presumably all karma is erased and
this journey will be complete. In researching each of them, I learned
that ‘conquest’ is best translated in today’s language as ‘corruption’.
The ancient notion of ‘famine’ can also be understood to encompass
epidemics and plagues. ‘War’ represents violence in all forms and Death
is pretty self-evident. These seem to me to be a good list of the dark
side of “The Force” which threatens our way of life and our collective
future.[ Read More]
Written by eldering at The Great Turning
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 By Kevin Brown | Bio
Recently, I came across an article from the New York Times entitled " Invisible Immigrants, Old and Left With ‘Nobody to Talk To’",
concerning elderly immigrants in the United States and the loneliness
and isolation that many of them experience, especially those who
speak little or no English. The article references[ Read More]
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By Jim Selman | Bio
Our
group of men met for our semi-annual retreat on Vince’s farm in New
Jersey. We’ve been meeting twice a year every year since 2000. Next
year will be a decade of friends coming together for no other purpose
than to support and empower each other in our lives. We’re older and
we’ve been through a lot together. What I’ve grown to appreciate is
that we’re all very willing, able and open to being vulnerable in
sharing our lives, our experiences and our wisdom with one another. In terms of the facts of our lives, I am sure we are[ Read More]
Written by eldering at Fearless Aging
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Earlier this month, the NY Times
reported that researchers are now looking into the possible benefits of
older people joining social networks. With one third of people over 75
living alone (according to a 2009 AARP study), the National Institute
on Aging will be awarding $10 million in grants to explore "social
neuroscience and its effect on aging". According to comScore, a media
measurement company, more and more older people are visiting social
networks to connect with others. The Internet allows us to stay engaged
and stimulated, connect with new and old friends, and play games with
others, and research will now focus on whether conducting these
activities within virtual networks can provide us with the same health
and wellness benefits as interacting with a group of offline friends.[ Read More]
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 By Jim Selman | Bio
I am in Kiev, Ukraine this week. This is
my first time here. In fact, it is the first time I have been in this
part of the world or to a country using the Cyrillic alphabet. I am not
prepared to write a travelogue since I just arrived a day ago, but
sometimes first impressions are fleeting but useful. In this case, my
first impressions are reflections on an ‘old’ country that (from what I
can tell) has yet to be discovered by the tourism industry. Even at one
of Ukraine’s annual festivals, I see few foreigners and most that I do
see are reportedly from neighboring Russia.[ Read More]
Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action
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I was playing a trivia game and had to answer what the Four Horsemen of
the Apocalypse are. I got three out of four, but had to go to go to
Wikipedia to get them all — War, Famine, Conquest and Death. These
traditional Biblical symbols mark the ‘end of time’, when all things
are put right and presumably all karma is erased and this journey will
be complete. In researching each of them, I learned that ‘conquest’ is
best translated in today’s language as ‘corruption’. The ancient notion
of ‘famine’ can also be understood to encompass epidemics and plagues.
‘War’ represents violence in all forms and Death is pretty
self-evident. These seem to me to be a good list of the dark side of
“The Force” which threatens our way of life and our collective future. When I think about the state of the world in the context of the Four
Horsemen, it is almost overwhelming. Can we even imagine a world where
these ‘dark powers’ don’t prevail?[ Read More]
Written by eldering at The Great Turning
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