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When I was a young babe, my family moved to Spain. I attended pre-school in the picturesque town of Santiago de Compostela where I wore one shoe that had an ...
Jeff Krasno
I’ve been journaling since I was eleven years old, ever since I received my first diary. That small, private space between its covers became my sanctuary – a place where I ...
Claudia Coenen
With so much driving us apart, music offers opportunities for solace and bridge-building.Intergenerational duets are having a moment.Paul Simon, 83, and Sabrina Carpenter, 58 years younger, cold-opened Saturday Night Live’s 50th ...
Marc Freedman
I invented the Decade Game when I was eight years old to imagine who I would become when I was 18 and liberated from childhood. Ever since, I’ve had a ...
Carolyn Buck Luce
Every now and again, you discover a term that, by its mere appearance, changes everything. One of those terms is invisible labor. It describes the quiet mental, emotional, and interpersonal work ...
Kelly Wendorf
If you’ve been pondering the mysteries of midlife, you’re certainly not alone. As I consider the whole topic of midlife, one of the first things that arises is the question ...
Russ Hudson
The only thing I was certain of before arriving at the beachfront campus of Modern Elder Academy in Baja, Mexico, was that I wouldn’t be surfing. I was more than ...
Penny Plautz
Why I’ve found that there’s richer social connection in a silent retreat than other retreats where people can talkShared Presence Without Pretense When talking is off the table, the usual ...
Teddi Dean
Search the internet and you’ll find a hundred hacks on how to make friends. So much of the practice of being a friend is apparent from the moment you start ...
Jeff Hamaoui
The LGBTQ+ Affinity Group at MEA is more than just a community – it’s a sanctuary where people can come together to share their stories, support each other, and grow. Under ...
Louisa Thompson
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