I've concluded that awareness of chronological age is so culturally important that it functions almost like a religion. (According to the legal case Torcaso v. Watkins, a religion need not involve worship of a deity to qualify as a religion.) I view Age Awareness as a religion because of the devotion many people show to "the number"—their age—and to the rigid cultural rules that … [Read more...] about Are You Playing The Numbers
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Is The Ageist Media Making You Feel Old?
Well, it happened again. A day does not go by that you don't see a headline referring to an older person as "elderly" or a "grandma". Those two words, as used by the media, are not flattering. The latest headline:
"Grandma, 80, Bullied by Trans Activists After YMCA Banned Her For Reporting What She Saw"
This is not about the above-mentioned article's subject matter. … [Read more...] about Is The Ageist Media Making You Feel Old?
Review: You Are Not Too Old To Strut Your Stuff!
Editor comment: Recently I offered a free copy of my new e-book, You Are Not Too Old To Strut Your Stuff!. The Editor of AgelessBeauty.net took up my offer and what follows is her review. Barbara Morris has written a new book and it may be her best yet. In You Are Not Too Old To Strut Your Stuff! she lays out exactly how Boomers and older women can choose the … [Read more...] about Review: You Are Not Too Old To Strut Your Stuff!
Stop Anticipating Your Death!
A friend and brilliant writer publishes well-documented articles about current events. She said this in a recent newsletter: "Time is also not a friend of people my age. I'll be 73 at the end of June, so I don't have many years left. . . " I guess she has a direct pipeline to the intention of God or the Grim Reaper. Anyone at age 73 who assumes an early demise because of awareness … [Read more...] about Stop Anticipating Your Death!
This Will Make Your Head Spin
Tony Robbin's new book, Lifeforce, will make your head spin. I had always considered Robbins just a feel-good huckster, but this book changed my mind about him. He still writes as the same enthusiastic, over-the-top Tony Robbins, but he toned down his usual "you gotta do it now" rhetoric for this book and hooked up with two … [Read more...] about This Will Make Your Head Spin