Location, Location, Location—You Are Where You Live

Posted by Transitions Through Life on May 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

We constantly hear-location, location, location especially when realtors are discussing view, and neighborhood status. But there is a different way to think about location, location, location.

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Aging Successfully—Is It Hogwash?

Posted by Nancy K. Schlossberg, Ed.D. on March 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Susan Jacoby warns in her new book, The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age, that “Only a fool can imagine the best years are yet to come.”Editorial Controls
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The Best Is Yet to Be, Maybe!

Posted by Nancy K. Schlossberg, Ed.D. on December 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The poet Robert Browning wrote, “The Best Is Yet to Be.” I have added the word, maybe. Maybe the future will be wonderful if we can figure out how to live well. Ted Fishman, author of the best selling book, Shock of Gray, wrote: “And while we will likely engineer ever-longer lives, can we figure out how to fill the extra years with vitality and joy? (2010, p. 14).”

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