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
Lifelong Learning: A Pathway to Greater Wisdom and Personal Growth
Lifelong Learning: A Pathway to Greater Wisdom and Personal Growth Nurturing the Mind, Enriching the Spirit Learning is not only a hallmark of one’s early years; it can be a lifetime journey of exploration, discovery, and growth. Being that avid lifelong learner is a [...]
A Message from Sage-ing International Circle
A Message from Sage-ing International Executive Circle On behalf of the Executive Committee of Sage-ing International, I give great thanks to the editors and contributors who made possible this terrific issue of Sage-ing Times dedicated to the Inner Journey. For this issue I was [...]
SI and I: My Story
SI and I: My Story I began my journey to discover my inner life, that is the search for my soul and my authentic self at age 42 when the grit of the failure of a marriage began to form. From that point my [...]
Journey from Adult to Elder
Journey from Adult to Elder I didn’t even know there was an elder stage in life until my late 50’s. After reading “From Age-ing to Sage-ing” by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, I realized how distorted my view and our society’s are on aging. Prior to reading [...]
Suffering Effectively: Reflections on the Buddha’s First Noble Truth
Suffering Effectively: Reflections on the Buddha’s First Noble Truth I first heard the phrase effective suffering from meditation teacher Shinzen Young, who used it in a story he told about the renowned Christian contemplative Thomas Merton.[1] Merton lived quite a bohemian life before he converted [...]
A Practice in Concious Aging: Integrity
A Practice in Conscious Aging: Integrity In our second issue of Sage-ing Times we turn our focus to Integrity, one of the ten Qualities of Sages in Service. We practice integrity by being genuine and true to ourselves, being honest and trustworthy in relations with others, and [...]
My Personal Paradigm Shift
My Personal Paradigm Shift Without a doubt, the transition to elderhood is a time often marked by the loss of professional work and identity, the death of loved ones, changes to our physical bodies, and both planned or unplanned geographical moves. Yet, many of [...]
Conscious Aging vs Positive Aging
Conscious Aging vs Positive Aging Which camp are you in – conscious aging or positive aging? My sense is that we are more drawn to one than the other. This is a great topic of discussion for us Boomers in particular, as these two [...]
A Practice in Conscious Aging: Open Communication
A Practice in Conscious Aging: Open Communication In each issue we will highlight a Sage-ing practice that you may find valuable to implement in your own life. While many of us probably consider ourselves to be good communicators and may have even taken seminars [...]
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