a blog by John P. Schuster
Maybe we get wiser. Maybe it is having less time. Whatever it is, lots of us in later years report some deeper, clearer understandings of what matters. One great little book, one that pulls no punches on both the hard and good side of the journey, also beautifully captures what to look forward to in aging. The book is The Measure of My Years by Florida Maxwell Scott, which was written when she was in[…]
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We must not forget that very few people are artistic in life: that the art of life is the most distinguished and rarest of all the arts. Whoever succeeded at draining the whole cup with grace? ~CG Jung I have woman friend, 87, who resisted going into a tiered living arrangement. But she relented. The she made big discoveries. “This is an exciting part of my life. I am writing again, and I have such[…]
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Here is the link to my new podcast, Stories for the Ages: celebrating aging with vitality and purpose debuting in January 2018 in collaboration with WOSU, Columbus Ohio’s public radio, station. Our species-wide primal urge to learn takes endless forms. Podcasts is one of the newer forms, so it was time to go for it. I think you will like the wisdom that shines through these 30-minute podcasts I had the privilege to co-produce, as they come out[…]
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Witty Podcast Series Demonstrates Healthy Aging and Offers Wellness Tips for Life’s Universal Transition COLUMBUS, OHIO, December 18, 2017 – Aging – everybody’s doing it – and Columbus author, coach and educator John Schuster wants to help you approach the process in a productive and healthy way. Stories for the Ages, a new podcast series produced by WOSU Public Media, explores the process of aging from all angles. It gives listeners a dynamic look at how to handle the changes in[…]
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December holidays bring that incomparably palpable atmosphere of gratitude and sense of grace in the world. This month, in this blog, you will read about the upside and the joys of aging. Yes, there are many upsides. I say this to those who doubt it outright or are only partially convinced this is true. I am talking about real and lasting gifts mainly in our inner life, our learning and attitudes, our hearts and souls. As[…]
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I have a Florida friend who had two knees replaced at age 63 so he could keep playing high level tennis. He is designing his elderhood, his later life years. I have a 60-something friend who moved from Long Island after several decades. She uprooted herself and went to Philly to live near her family. She is yet to settle in, but she is giving it time. She is designing her elderhood. I have an[…]
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I heard a fairly normal comment about aging while on the tennis court last week. I had met a few new guys exactly my age – 68 and 69. One of them said “this being in my late 60s has not been that hard to admit but 69!!! Sheesh, that is almost 70, and whoa – that is old!” and he puckered his face with a reluctant not-so-accepting smile at the inevitable doom that awaited[…]
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My wife and I do not hang out in the LA celebrity scene. We did this week (October 26), even though an LA gala is not the easiest place to be in life’s later years (more on that later.) I am proud to serve on the board for Whole Child International, a fantastically promising resource for kids at risk around the world, headed by Countess Karen Spencer, social entrepreneur and visionary. She also happens to[…]
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