by mkellent | Feb 29, 2020 | I never thought I could, Our world
I love to walk the dogs in my new neighborhood. A creek flows just a block or so away. On my first visit I saw how this beautiful creek was filled with plastic trash. I saw this lovely white heron peck up a shiny piece of trash for food. I couldn’t stop...
by mkellent | Sep 24, 2018 | I never thought I could, Individual Aging
It’s the morning after BackStory and my first experience of telling my own story to an audience in the theatre. Fortunately there were some friends and my daughter in the audience, which was reassuring and the lights were so strong you could only see the first...
by mkellent | May 16, 2018 | I never thought I could, Individual Aging
A couple of months ago my daughter sent me information on a writing competition for people over the age of 65. An organization called Ageless Authors (www.agelessauthors.com) who describe themselves as a collaborative “effort to recognize your vitality, your...
by mkellent | Sep 13, 2017 | I never thought I could, Inspiration, Purpose, Working in the Field
This was published recently in LinkedIn In just over 11 years 20% of the US population will be over 65 and, if recent ageist tradition holds, millions will continue to be dismissed as useless and obsolete. 20% of society with 40 or more years of life and professional...
by mkellent | Apr 4, 2015 | I never thought I could, Individual Aging, Rod Paton, Working in the Field
Recently I had a conversation about meaning and purpose in later life with Dr. Rod Paton from the University of Chichester, England when he was in Los Angeles. He mentioned that he was supposed to retire 8 years ago but had not. Instead, he re-directed some of his...
