It’s college graduation season and a great time for advice to graduates from a wise elder. Read More
More Advice about Overcoming Worry: From our Readers!
Our readers give some of the best advice around. Here are some great ideas in response to a recent post about how to avoid worrying too much. Read More
Worry Wastes Your Life
What do older people regret when they look back over their lives? I asked hundreds of the oldest Americans that question, and I was unprepared for the answer they often gave: “I wish I hadn’t spent so much of my life worrying.” Read More
It Comes Down to Choices: Wanda’s Advice
Wanda, 83, learned that life is based on a series of choices. She advises you to plan, and not just “float merrily along.” Read More
Learning to Live in the Moment: Why Not Do It Now?
John MacGregor, 70, lived much of his life looking toward the future, striving in his distinguished academic career. His lesson is to learn to live more in the moment. He learned this in his sixties, but suggests younger people learn it sooner. Read More
Okay, I Admit It: I Like the Taco Bell Elders Ad – What Do You Think?
What did you think of the Taco Bell ad featuring elders having a wild night on the town (aired during the Super Bowl). My response surprised me. Read More
Putting Money in Perspective
Many of the elders knew what it was like to live on almost nothing, but they learned you could be pretty happy with very little if you had a loving family, a supportive neighborhood, and you weren’t competing with a lot of other people who had more than you did. Read More
Doing Well, and Doing For Others – A Better New Year’s Resolution?
Many elders thought of happiness in terms of compassion and service to others. Carmen, 80, has lived a very full life, and has thought deeply about the sources of happy living. Her advice is to focus on others and to carefully consider the effects of our actions. Something to incorporate into our New Year’s resolutions! Read More
