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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 being truthful in word and action in all circumstances. Our integrity is associated with being honest with ourselves about what is important to us, what our passions are, honoring and cherishing the people most dear to us, and remaining respectful and truthful in our interactions. Integrity enters into every relationship we [...]

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 us are totally unprepared for the dramatic life changes that occur.  I know because I was one of those who was ill prepared for what life had in store. As a successful and experienced psychotherapist it’s embarrassing to admit that I paid no attention to aging until it shattered my illusions [...]

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 on how to better communicate, this practice provides useful tips on enhancing your open communication. One of the ten Qualities of Sages in Service is Open Communication: We practice effective communication by honoring mutuality in speech with language that reflects accurate, clear information and nurtures trust in relationships.  This concept of trust [...]

Grandmother Wombs I. Grandmother My grandmother gave birth to a daughter who gave birth to a daughter. In my grandmother’s womb, the growing baby generated the entire collection of eggs her ovaries would naturally hold. The potential for my existence was floating somewhere inside a pair of delicate pouches holding millions of precious eggs inside the body of the little one who was coming alive inside my grandmother’s womb. I wonder if my nana knew. I wonder what else she carried while pregnant with her daughter who one day would give birth to me. Was [...]

The Heard Community Herd immunity is the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through vaccination. There was a lot of press, talk, speculation about it early on in the coronavirus pandemic. many countries used this concept to shape their response, with varying degrees of success. Elders have the opportunity to become the heard community. We, as a population, were affected most by the virus, especially in the early onset. People over 70 were the first [...]