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Why Sage-ing Not Aging is Important
Why is becoming a sage so important? Read my SOG March 2014 on Becoming a Sage because it has some alarming statistics about baby boomers. When we lose our sense of purpose and passion, our lives can...
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A Good Story about Living Life with Purpose
My husband had a meeting in Tucson recently and I was able to tag along. Based on the recommendation of some good friends, we extended the trip a few days and drove to Bisbee, Arizona and poked around...
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Yoga for Leaders
In May, my monthly column Becoming a Sage focused on yoga and why it is a good practice for people as we gain in life experience. Click on this article Sage May 2014 to read more about this. yoga...
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The Ultimate Sage: Remembering Reb Zalman
Rabbi Zalman “Reb” Schachter-Shalomi was the ultimate Sage. He died last week–July 3rd in Boulder, CO where he has lived for many years. Reb was known for many things, but I new him because he was...
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The Gifting the World as We Sage
In August, I went to the bi-annual conference of Sage-ing International. It was held at Seattle University and that was a treat for me because one of my favorite things is to be on college campuses....
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Can You Knit? Meaning and Purpose in Later Life!
My main area of focus is on helping individuals and organizations get from where they are to where they want to be. I rely heavily on the work of William Bridges, one of the true experts on transition...
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Learning about Life from Bob Dylan
View image | gettyimages.com Last week, I heard this piece on NPR about Bob Dylan’s latest album. While I know of Dylan, I have not bee a big fan and I don’t really know his music. And what I know,...
View ArticleDon’t Retire: Rewire and Refire!
Now that I am not chained to an academic calendar, I have been traveling as things pop up and I am still not used to the flexibility. First, I squeezed in a few days at the monastery which is about...
View ArticleLearning from Sages
For over a year, I have been writing a monthly column for a neighborhood magazine called South of Grand Neighbors. This all came about because one of my former students owns the publication and we ran...
View ArticleThe Power of Purpose
One of my favorite books about leadership is The Power of Purpose: Find Meaning, Live Longer, Better by Richard Leider. In fact, you can listen to Leider talk about purpose: Leider was one of the...
View ArticleBecoming a Sage: This is Water.
This month I wrote about Rev. Bill Cotton, a sage from whom I have learned a lot. You can read the article by clicking here. What I find interesting is this paragraph: “And remember you can’t make it...
View ArticleLearning to Age with Grace
My parents live in a nice retirement home within walking distance from where I live. Even though I am from Iowa, my parents left in the mid-80s and moved to Mesa, Arizona where they lived happily for...
View ArticleLearning from Our Wise Elders
It continues to amaze me how we are so quick to forget about the wisdom of our elders and rush to who is newer, younger, and less experienced. Youth is seductive and society, especially the power of...
View ArticleDon’t Whistle While You Work
As much as I read and write about positive aging, I had an experience recently that reminded me that I am still struggling with aging. Someone gave me a gift certificate to get a facial which I love....
View ArticleSages Have Good Characters
For my monthly magazine column Becoming a Sage, I continued my theme of character inspired from The Road to Character by David Brooks. Click here to read it. From The Road to Character: “People do get...
View ArticleWhat Has Aging Taught You?
If you read my blog because you are interested in sage-ing or positive aging, then I wanted to introduce you to Dr. Bill Thomas. He was one of the sages I interviewed for by book Leading With Wisdom:...
View ArticleLearning about Life from a Sage: Jimmy Carter
Ben, a friend and regular blog reader, sent me an email last week about the sage wisdom of former President Jimmy Carter. Thanks Ben because you are correct. We can learn a lot from the life and...
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