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Our Mission
We help individuals overcome the negative effects of loneliness, isolation, and ageism by offering educational programming that supports personal growth, lifelong learning, midlife transitions, and intergenerational connections.
Our Vision
We envision a future where all people are celebrated as vibrant contributors to society, living purposeful lives, and pursuing their dreams with confidence and fulfillment regardless of their age.
What does it mean to think deeply?
Einstein was a deep thinker. All of his discoveries were the result of thought experiments. He was such a deep thinker, that he was totally unaware of much of the world around him. They say he wouldn’t change clothes for days. We’re not extreme thinkers like Einstein....
Where is your lighthouse?
In his masterful speech to congress, Hakeem Jeffries quoted scripture from Galatians, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Do you sometimes feel weary and want to give up? You’re doing good, but...
Energy Vampires
According to Richard Rohr, in his book Falling Upward, we are either giving or taking energy in any interaction. It made me wonder if I take more energy than I give. It’s hard to know because most people will rarely tell you that you’re an energy vampire sucking the...
It takes a community to raise a child . . . and an adult
My 11-year old granddaughter played Silent Night on the violin for us on Christmas morning. As I listened to her, I thought back to when I held her in my arms 11 years ago about an hour after she was born. She was beautiful. But, she was totally helpless. However,...
Would you post if no one read your posts
I’m suffering from a dopamine addiction. When I don’t get any likes, I experience a form of withdrawal. I’m asking myself why I’m doing this. “Why” is one of the most powerful words we have. It’s a good idea to assault all of our behaviors with “why.” I asked my...
Mid-life or Late-life Crisis
During the Clinton/Lewinsky debacle, people were asking if Clinton was still relevant. That’s about the worst thing for a president, or anyone for that matter to hear. To lose relevance means to lose our purpose. Everyone who has any kind of job, from the president to...
Windshield or Rearview?
Are you spending too much time looking in the rearview mirror? There’s an obvious reason why the windshield in our car is bigger than the rearview mirror. How about the windshield of our life? I’m afraid that the rearview mirror gets bigger in the second half of life...
Moral Beauty
I’m grateful to Christine Sperber, a co-founder of the Modern Elder Academy, for introducing me to the concept of moral beauty, a term that she learned from Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Moral Beauty in its simplest...
Half Full or Half Empty
Is your life half full or half empty at forty? Too many people think it’s half empty after they have one of those silly birthday parties with black balloons and over-the-hill cards. The implied message is that we’ve reached the pinnacle of our life, and it’s downhill...
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