by mkellent | Jun 19, 2015 | Inspiration
The old woman picked her way down the cobblestoned street, one more day in a life of hard work written large on her body. Suddenly the sounds of evening in Havana were shattered by the music of klaxon horns heralding the approach of a procession of vividly colored old...
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...
by mkellent | Dec 12, 2014 | Working in the Field
I recently had the pleasure of participating in a panel presenting “The Creative Age” at the 77th Annual Conference for the National Guild for Community Arts Education. The panel was sponsored by the National Center for Creative Aging. www.creativeaging.org Moderator,...
