by mkellent | Sep 16, 2017 | Individual Aging, Inspiration
“…when you come to a waterfall mist blowing against your face and arms do you stop and ask for understanding at those moments? I said not yet but I intend to start today.” (Raymond Carver) I have always especially treasured the perspective of my friends...
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 | Jul 30, 2017 | Individual Aging, Inspiration
Back to the original point of this blog – to make a new road map for aging – or in other words to create a new story that is relevant to us now in this time and place. Discussions with friends about what we can call the process of living life after a...
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...
by mkellent | Feb 10, 2015 | Individual Aging, Inspiration
“My seventies were interesting and fairly serene, but my eighties are passionate. I grow more intense as I age.” Florida Scott-Maxwell (author and Jungian Analyst) Artist Slater Barron, famous as The Lint Lady, <slaterbarron.com> embodies the passionate...
by mkellent | Jan 30, 2015 | Individual Aging, Inspiration
“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it” ― Gautama Buddha I spent time with an artist I admire very much: Dominique Moody is a well-known assemblage artist who is creating her life so that her vision, purpose, art and...
