Loneliness is curable. Here are some easy steps to help get you engaged: - Reconnect with family and friends.
Let go of any resentments or regrets you have. Reach out to people you
haven't spoken with in a long time and do whatever it takes to rekindle
the relationship. Spend time with them and communicate using whatever
methods work.
- Surround yourself with upbeat people. Choose your friends carefully. Happiness is just as contagious as loneliness.
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 By Jim Selman | Bio
President Obama held a briefing on the Community Solutions Agenda
this past Tuesday, in which he acknowledged the contributions of
several winners of the “Purpose Prize” along with other not-for-profit
community organizations. The Purpose Prize was created a few years ago
by Civic Ventures
as a way to focus our attention on the ongoing contributions that
elders make in our country and the world. I thought the President’s
acknowledgment summed it up nicely, not only for the Elders in the room
but for people of all ages committed to making a difference.[ Read More]
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I saw a show on the BBC recently about aging in the UK. There were
several very interesting aspects to the story. First, the population in
nursing homes has changed dramatically in the past 20 years:
previously, most residents were in their 70s and today most are in
their 90s. And most are women—not surprising given World War II and
life expectancy trends. The consensus of experts here is that a combination of healthier habits
and lifestyles, better medical technologies, and increasing access to
healthcare will keep this statistic moving in the direction of more
people putting off the problems we normally associate with geriatric
disorders and living well into our 90s and even past 100. On the down
side, they are also predicting there will be proportionally more people
with dementia (several million by their estimates), as well as
considerable health problems associated with later life relating to
AIDS and other modern viral anomalies.[ Read More]
Written by Jim Selman at Fearless Aging
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Recently I saw a CBS story about the strange mystery of the bees. It
seems that we have another ‘horrible’ to add to the growing list of
threats to life as we know it. The facts are that a lot of honeybees
are disappearing in what is being called the “Colony Collapse
Syndrome”. I have no idea what this means from a biological point of
view, and I gather the phenomenon of billions of bees disappearing has
the scientists stumped as well. But whatever the cause, a lot of folks
are getting concerned because the honeybees are the workers that
pollinate a good piece of our food chain. It was reported that about
one in three bites of food are directly linked to the honeybee. [ Read More]
Written by Jim Selman at News
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One of the principal notions many newly retired folks consider is
volunteering. To be sure, most community agencies will attest there is
a large and growing need. Interestingly enough, these same agencies are
mostly run by paid full or part-time staff, and the work available to
volunteers is mostly limited to administrative chores and fundraising. Volunteers of America, for example, is almost entirely run by career social workers and full-time staff.[ Read More]
Written by Jim Selman at Wisdom in Action
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