Some Things Never Change — It’s Nice To Know
Carole Leskin reflects on the happiness of blowing bubbles. [Read more...]
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‘Gerotranscendence’ makes aging a positive again
“Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!” Ingrid Bergman “Aging is an extraordinary process where you [Read more...]
Pursuing Happiness
Editor’s Note: Jewish Sacred Aging welcomes a new contributor, Rabbi Lynnda Targan. You can learn more about her at her website. Rabbi Lynnda Targan The Declaration of [Read more...]
Transitions and Meaning
I recently was honored to do a workshop for a synagogue in Chicago (Sukkat Shalom). They were developing a program focusing on baby boomers and aging. In a break-out session [Read more...]
Summertime … Are we happy yet?
A few columns ago we looked at some of the studies that have been created to study the issue of happiness. The Harvard longitudinal study mentioned that as this class of [Read more...]
Rabbi Address’s monthly message: No Regrets!
I recently had a chance to spend some time with two women who had been taken to the hospital. Both women, in their 80’s, had survived the random challenges of life; [Read more...]
Rabbi Address’ Monthly Message: Happiness is just a thing called ….. !!
Spring has, we hope, sprung here in the Philadelphia area. Trees are budding, we get to see the sun, the days get longer and the Phillies are loosing.We emerge from the long [Read more...]
Gently into that Good Night
I have never thought much about the end of life. I once knew a psychotherapist who would not discuss the subject, its power so frightening that she decompensated when anyone [Read more...]
Whistle a happy tune…
Remember The King and I? It was Anna’s song in which she gave us the psycho-spiritual insight that whenever we feel afraid the best thing to do is just whistle a happy [Read more...]
If you’re happy and you know it…
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times (Jan. 31, 2011: E-3) was concerned with the elusive quality of happiness. We are at the age when this concept may be up for [Read more...]
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