I recently read a guest column on Next Avenue written by Karen Grassle, who played Caroline Ingalls on the "Little House on the Prairie" TV series that ran from 1974-1983. Her story focused on how younger people she encountered negated her age, meaning it as a compliment.
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A Tug of WAR: Work, Aging and Retirement
An article by Jill Smolowe in Next Avenue posed the question: “Do we slow down because we retire? Or do we retire because we slow down?” Ms. Smolowe described her life in “retirement” and it sounded like anything but retiring. She described her current life as consisting of volunteer work, exercise, meditation, getting together with …
Wired for It: How Music Making Benefits the Older Adult Mind
In Next Avenue‘s most recent Vitality Arts Report, I came across an article championing the benefits of music making to older adults. To anyone who has read, “Ed Talks,” or spent any time on the Lifetime Arts website, this is not news. What I found more dramatic as I explored the report further, was the …
Lifetime Arts CEO Recognized as a Top “Influencer in Aging”
Maura O’Malley, Co-founder and CEO of Lifetime Arts, has been recognized as one of Next Avenue’s Top 50 “Influencers in Aging” for 2017. Next Avenue, part of the Public Broadcasting System (PBS), is the only digital publication dedicated to covering issues for people 50 and older. Its third annual list of the Top 50 Influencers in Aging, includes advocates, …