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.

Sunday, May 06, 2007

The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being

[6 May 2007 - WTNH - New Haven, Connecticut, USA] Hamden resident, Dr. Sherwin Nuland is out with his latest book "The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being." Dr. Nuland, a clinical professor of surgery at Yale University is out to radically change the American viewpoint that aging is a disease. More (Video)

Labels: Aging, Happiness, Purpose, well-being

ageing as exile?

Sunday, May 06, 2007

The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being

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