Emotions grow stronger with age: study
[Reuters Health - 5 November 2002] Just because grandma and grandpa do not cry at weddings or stamp their feet in anger and frustration when something goes wrong does not mean that they are less emotional than younger people, new study findings show.
ageing as exile?
This blog explores the intersection of aging, creativity, purpose, transition, learning and well-being. It is edited by Steve Dahlberg.
"Exile is the cradle of nationality," according to Michael Higgins, Ireland's former minister of arts, culture and the Gaeltacht. We should "presuppose a sort of dialogue among exiles" who are together in a new place. Viewing ageing as "exile" offers a new (and positive) perspective about exile and ageing - one that can lead to older people better understanding their common "nationality" of what it means to be fully human - to be part of a greater whole.
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