By Shae Hadden | Bio
One of my New Year traditions is to clean up
some of the papers that have accumulated around me over the past year.
Yesterday, I came across these “Facts of Life” that someone had given
me and thought they were worth sharing. Unlike the ‘facts of life’ we
normally think about (like ‘the birds and the bees’, death and taxes),
these seem fitting for the beginning of a new year, especially since
they actually challenge us to look at ourselves and others in a whole
new way.[ Read More]
Written by eldering at Learning
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By Shae Hadden | Bio
There’s a place near Fort McLeod in Alberta that goes by this odd name…the Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump world heritage site
…where the indigenous peoples used to lead the buffalo to jump off a
cliff. A place where there’s a very finite line between life and
death…and where life comes from death. You see, for thousands of years,
the native people would use this natural geographical formation to
‘harvest’ these wild animals and feed their tribes each winter. I’m remembering this place today because I’ve been reminded—not so
subtly by being in a car accident—that life is the dash between birth
and death.[ Read More]
Written by eldering at Learning
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By Shae Hadden | Bio I'm intrigued by the popularity of online life expectancy
calculators. Like reading tea leaves, tarot cards or astrological
charts, many people seem to be fascinated with the idea of predicting
their future. This compulsion to 'know how much time we have' is
closely tied with a desire to re-engineer our lives to reduce or
eliminate aging altogether. As if each of us has an expiry date that we
can scan so we can know when we'll be used up! The concept of
'life expectancy' is based on statistical projections, which are based
on past history. When you think about it, the whole idea is based on
the premise that the past is an accurate predictor of the future. [ Read More]
Written by eldering at Fearless Aging
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By Shae HaddenBio
I’ve had some further insights since my last post about Balance. No matter what the extent of my commitments, I see ‘balance’ as my
ability to be ‘grounded’ and ‘present’. In each moment, I’m doing what
I’m doing…and just that. Nothing else. The whole idea of ‘balancing
work and life’, as if they are polar opposites, makes no sense to me.[ Read More]
Written by eldering at Health
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By Shae Hadden
Bio
Finding balance in life has been a concern of mine for a long time.
From the number of times it comes up in conversation, it appears to be
a major concern for many others as well. My struggle for balance came
to a head recently with a series of inexplicable dizzy spells.
Admittedly, I’ve been running non-stop since my mother passed away
suddenly two years ago—abandoning a work situation where I felt
inspired but unappreciated, leaving a 20-year relationship with my
husband to find out who I was and to find opportunities to grow,
abandoning my self-care practices to commit myself fully to my career,
taking no ‘time out’ to rest or recoup. I left behind my sense of
security and let go of my connections to the past—even changing my
name. The race I’ve been running and the choices I’ve made have often
left me feeling ‘unbalanced’ and disoriented.
[ Read More]
Written by eldering at Health
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