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Welcome to the Sage-ing International Blog

The blogs on this page are primarily written by Sage-ing International members.

Should you wish to contribute to our blog, it must not have been published elsewhere, in part or whole.

The length should be between 500 and 1000 words. The subject must be of interest to our members and readers (a Sage-ing/Conscious Ageing topic, e.g. life review, qualities of a wise elder, spirituality/spiritual growth, facing our mortality, legacy, community, service, forgiveness work, images of ageing, etc.).

Please submit your proposed entry to Martha Christie admin@sage-ing.org

3110, 2017

How might children and grandparents thrive in today’s families? by Dave Bauer

What a joy to be near many of my grandchildren!  Yes, I am blessed.   For through intention or good luck, I live close to many of them. Today’s elders have some interesting qualities.  Many are healthier than their own parents were at the ages of 50 – 90.  Many [...]

610, 2017

The grandparent/grandchild relationship by Jerome Kerner, CSL

When I think of my grandmother I recall the person that was there for me—available and ready to tell a story or make a special dessert as I watched and let my senses take in the events unfolding.  Little did I know that these experiences would be some of [...]

2106, 2017

The Power of Purposeful Aging by Richard Leider

A sense of life purpose promotes physical, mental, and spiritual health. People who seek meaning beyond themselves are healthier, happier, and live longer. It’s vital to our well-being that we maintain strong feelings of purpose and community. For some people, life purpose is a spiritual concept, or has a [...]

106, 2017

“The Emerging Elder: Walking the Walk” by Anne Boynton

The second People’s Climate March was on Saturday, April 29, 2017.  I wanted to be in Washington D.C. to join with fellow elders on behalf of the planet, but I was unable to walk in solidarity with 200,000 in our nation’s capitol.  Having missed participating in the incomparable energy [...]

2705, 2017

Inclusiveness

For Example - the quality of Inclusiveness By acceptance and celebration of the rich diversity of ethnicities, lifestyles, backgrounds, ages and spiritual/wisdom traditions in every community, we cooperate in helping others and making a difference for good in the world. From Cindy Siemers I am an immigrant [...]

1105, 2017

“The Prejudice of Ageism” by Ina Albert, CSL

   New Yorker Magazine published a cartoon in a March, 2017 issue that revealed the underside of our attitude toward aging. A husband and wife are standing in line to buy movie tickets. The woman says to the cashier, “One senior ticket and one refuses to accept he’s a [...]

1704, 2017

“Fearful About Retirement? Use What You Know” by Bob Atchley

I began to study how people adapt to retirement in 1965. By the time I retired from directing the Scripps Gerontology Center in 1998, I had surveyed and interviewed about five thousand people concerning their experiences of retirement. I had written two books and more than forty journal articles [...]

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