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• In Search of Sages

  

  M. E. Brockman (L) and T. S. Hill (R)United Nations photo via Creative CommonsI am teaching Late Life and Spirituality this semester. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2022 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• 2022 Word of the Year

  

  "Russian Nested Dolls" by Images by John 'K' is licensed under CC BY 2.0I stopped making New Year's resolutions a long time ago. More recently, I have been... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2022 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Happy 10th Blogoversary

  

  "Ten" by Gamma-Ray Productions is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0When I was working on my master's degree in gerontology / aging studies, I wanted to place to recor... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2022 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• 2021 Top Posts

  

  Image by Daniel Lobovia Creative CommonsIn prior years, I have published as many as 107 posts a year. In recent years, I hit a stride with two posts a month... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Pandemic Work Habits: From Lock Down to Overload

  

  "Brain activity" by Cristóbal Cobo Romaní is licensed under CC BY 2.0Since the start of August, I have been experiencing anxiety and memory problems. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• 2021 Mid-American Institute on Aging & Wellness: A Preview

  

  The University of Southern Indiana in partnership with the local Area on Aging (SWIRCA) has organized their 14th Conference on Aging and Wellness. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Supernova: Film Review

  

  US release 29 January 2021.Director Harry McQueen offers Supernova (2020), a quiet film with a heavy topic: how couples respond to a diagnosis of early onset... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• HDL Or "Good" Cholesterol: A Biomarker of Health

  

  Image by Wonderland via Creative CommonsNot all cholesterol are created equal. Some types are harmful, and some types are beneficial. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• The Father: Film Review

  

  Released 27 Jan 2020. Director Florian Zeller delivers up an atypical perspective in The Father (2020) for a film that depicts dementia. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Nomadland: Review with a View on Poverty

  

  Released 19 February 2021Having been a fan of Frances McDormand for two decades, I was eager to see her performance as Fern in Nomadland (2020). She did not... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Ten Books: An Essential Library on Aging

  

  Over the past decade, I have read over 150 books about aging. The topics have ranged from physical to metaphysical with just about everything in between. For... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• 2020 Report on Older Americans

  

  In 2020, the Federal Interagency Forum on Age-Related Statistics published an updated report about 40 key indicators of Well-Being. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Vaccinated on the Anniversary of the Pandemic

  

  Photo by JernejFurmanvia Creative CommonsOn Thursday, 11 March 2021 I received my first vaccine to protect me from acquiring the disease COVID-19 in the event... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Sunday Afternoons with Shirley Temple

  

  Image by Keith Roper via Creative CommonsEarlier this week, I saw that "animal crackers in my soup" was a trending topic on Twitter. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Prepare for the Next Emergency Today

  

  Photo by Niq Scott via Creative CommonsWith much of the United States experiencing very dangerous winter weather, many people are taking an inventory of their... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• My Love Don't Cross That River: Film Review

  

  Released 27 November 2014Director and cinematographer Jin Mo-young spent 15 months filming a couple from South Korea who had been married for 76 years. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Happy 9th Blogoversary

  

  Image by Jenny C. via Creative CommonsToday marks the 9th Blogoversary for The Generation Above Me (TGAM). I started this blog when I was a graduate student,... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2021 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• 2020 Top 10 Posts

  

  Image by Josh Mazgelis via Creative CommonsEach December of the life of this blog, I post a list of the ten posts composed over the year that received the... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2020 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Posts by KDA Hosted by Segullah

  

  Sometimes I want to find a post published on the blog Segullah, and there isn't an easy way for me to search for posts by authors. I must note that there are... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2020 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH

• Global Aging, 2nd Edition: Book Review

  

  Published 13 December 2019.I earlier this year, I selected Springer's Global Aging textbook in order to teach a class on global aging for Fall 2021. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2020 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, LIFE COACH