As our roles shift in older age, so does our sense of community, and feelings of isolation often accompany elder life. When I spoke about this to Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Master, he said that despite the information age and advances in technology, which allow us to communicate with each other so rapidly, “one human being can’t be with another human being [through technology].… Read the rest
Myths of Aging
Fear of Aging – by Keith Wommack
What we fear can only keep us in captivity
Keith Wommack, In Your Words
Recently, when asked, “What can fear do to you?” I was reminded of two experiences.
The first started with me asking a Sunday school class of first-graders: “What would you say if someone wanted you to pray for them?”… Read the rest
Aging and the Hunza People of North Pakistan
Pat Carrington shares some information about an amazing society where “growing older” was very different from what most of us know today. “Wisdom” actually defined “age” for these people! Later (in the program itself) she leads you in tapping exercises that can radically change your entire experience of growing older…
Myth # 1 – The Fear of Dying
Some people would argue that the fear people live with as they age comes largely from the fear of dying.
Myths About Our Ageing Brains from AARP
There is a lot of nonsense promulgated about ageing brains. Yes, we find oursevles forgetting names or losing too much time looking for our reading glasses but most beliefs about cognitive decline in old age are myths.
A few weeks ago, the Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) which is an independent collaborative of scientists, health professionals, scholars and policy experts that was convened by AARP and recently issued their 2017 report on cognitive ability and brain health.… Read the rest
