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Boomers: Change Agents for Aging

Thursday Jun 04 2009

By Kevin Brown | Bio

Earlier in the spring, I wrote an article titled The Care and Feeding of Seniors in which I stated "I view aging: as a natural progression of life that embodies endless possibilities. This view is the core reason why I joined the Eldering Institute, an organization that promotes a life of power, purpose and possibility for Elders. I choose to live in a world in which individuals, regardless of age, are committed to continually creating new possibilities for their lives. I am speaking of possibilities that allow individuals to share the very best of who they are. In the world I envision, imagine the impact that Elders, collaborating with other generations, will have on the communities in which they live, learn, work and play!"[Read More]

Written by eldering at Fearless Aging

Tagged with: change community_earth_council eldering vital_aging_network

Change: Do We Welcome or Resist It?

Thursday Apr 16 2009

By Kevin Brown | Bio

My lovely wife has spent her day today moving my mother-in-law from Calgary to Edmonton. This is the fifth time my wife has moved her mother in the past five years. She is not complaining: it remains just a fact. Her mother has downsized from a home to an apartment, relocated from British Columbia, Canada to our home in Edmonton, moved back to a seniors apartment, and then to her first experience in an assisted living complex in Calgary last August. Now, just nine months later, she is moving once again to an assisted living complex, but back in Edmonton. Regardless of the reasons behind all these moves, I am continually amazed at how flexible, adaptable, and welcoming of change my 91-year-old mother-in-law is. Her willingness[Read More]

Written by eldering at Fearless Aging

Tagged with: authenticity change choice humor stress uncertainty