It�s About Time: The Next New Thing
[May 2003 - Work & Family Connection] The terms work-family or work-life "balance" portray a very limited picture of a much more complicated set of roles and relationships, as workers move through their careers and their lives. I believe that now is the time for yet another reframing, one that moves beyond attempts to divide people�s lives into two categories. We need to find a way to capture both transitions -- in jobs, families, and well-being across the life course --, and the corresponding diversities of the new workforce. ...
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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