Age is No Barrier
Exceptional athletes go for gold at the Washington State Senior Games BY MARK WOYTOWICH Sprinters fly toward...
Mind the Spirit— Bless Them, Change Me
How to recenter when things aren’t going your way BY STEPHEN SINCLAIR A few years ago, I was sitting in a meeting when...
Welcome to Elderhood
In a society that has created rituals celebrating different life stages, why not hold rites of passage honoring our later...
The Power of Cultural Beliefs
The discomfort of cognitive dissonance can be relieved by blame and denial, seeking confirmation, or the hard work of real...
Aging with Intention: Embracing Change
BY LINDA HENRY If there is one certainty in life, I believe it is change. It can be thrust upon us, or we can choose it....
From Flower Power to Third Act Power
Thirdact.org aims to reignite the activist power of a generation BY ANN HEDREEN One fine June day, I did a dangerous thing....
Giving Way to Change
BY HOLLIS GIAMMATTEO Our granddaughter, at age four, had been dealt a blow. Beloved and central her whole life thus far,...
The Great Outdoor Classroom
BY DAVE ELLINGSON My friends thought I was crazy when I launched my kayak 10 years ago for a 2,350-mile adventure from the...
Making Music for the Soul at Centrum
BY MISHA BERSON I have always loved to sing. As a child with my mother, dueting on “The Eensy Weensy Spider.” In grammar...
My Grandmother, My Hero
Her life inspires the film Lives Well Lived Story and Photos by SKY BERGMAN I grew up in my Italian grandmother’s kitchen...