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Tagged aging

Four Creativity Strategies to Recharge an Aging Brain

Stan Goldberg
June 26, 2019
Aging
6 Comments
When we think about “creativity,” images appear of artists, sculptors, writers, or composers laboring away at creating something unique and...
Compassion instead of anger

Compassion: A Delusional Concept or a Practical Solution?

Stan Goldberg
November 12, 2018
Aging, Life
4 Comments
Why should you choose to be compassionate to someone who emotionally hurt you? Why not just reinforce those behaviors you approve of and punish those you don’t?
The meaning of life

The Meaning of Life—Why the Question Makes No Sense

Stan Goldberg
May 17, 2018
Aging, End of Life, Life
The words we use and questions we ask ourselves often shape our lives in ways that can be insightful or hurtful. What is the meaning of life is an example of the latter.
How to end depression

Depression? Four Simple “Non-Therapy” Strategies to Reduce It

Stan Goldberg
March 28, 2016
Aging, Alzheimer’s/dementia, Cancer, Caregiving, Chronic illness, End of Life, Grieving and Recovery, Life
4 Comments
There are more things that can cause depression as we age. I can’t run as fast or as far as I did ten years ago, my weight only fluctuates upward,...
We can control stability in our lives

The Need for Stability: Part III-Five Ways To Introduce It

Stan Goldberg
May 8, 2015
Aging, Life, Thoughts of the Day
4 Comments
Stability, as we age, is more important than excitement. In Part I of this three-part series, I explained the role of stability in aging. In Part II...
Living with an older brain

Stability : Part I-Why It’s Critical for Successful Aging

Stan Goldberg
May 4, 2015
Aging, Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day
3 Comments
I came to an understanding about the need for stability when faced with two financial choices. Regardless what I chose either outcome would be fine,...
improvisation and dementia

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Part III: How to Speak Dementia-Thought of the Day

Stan Goldberg
February 6, 2015
Alzheimer’s/dementia, Thoughts of the Day
Who would think there is anything humorous about Dementia? Most people who experience it or their caregivers wouldn't. But humor and improvisation...
Grief

Thought of the Day: Part 1 Grief Hierarchy- It Shouldn’t Exist

Stan Goldberg
January 20, 2015
Grieving and Recovery, Thoughts of the Day
Everyone has lost a partner, friend, parent, job, ability, pet, or object that created joy. It is something viewed as irreplaceable by the person...

Breast Cancer and the Fear of Recurrence

Stan Goldberg
January 16, 2015
Cancer
9 Comments
By Khevin Barnes My surgeon recommended that I have an ultrasound exam every four months for the first two years after my mastectomy. As the date...
old man thought to be useless

Elder Abuse: What They Don’t Show on TV

Stan Goldberg
January 15, 2015
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
Thought of the Day. A number of years ago I witnessed elder abuse as I walked behind a twenty-something-year-old couple in downtown San Francisco. My...
Man dying

Let Go: Why You Should Prepare Today for Your Eventual Death

Stan Goldberg
January 13, 2015
End of Life, Thoughts of the Day
4 Comments
Thought of the Day. Maybe it's the senseless violence of the last few days. Maybe it's realizing my dance with cancer will end. Maybe it's becoming...
Aging and nursing facility

You’re Putting Me in A Nursing Facility! Why Can’t You Care For Me At Home?

Stan Goldberg
December 5, 2014
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: A few weeks ago Steve Moran published a three-part series in the Sacramento Bee on “the terrible state of affairs” in skilled...
Anticipating your death

Anticipating Your Death: A Transformative Exercise

Stan Goldberg
December 4, 2014
End of Life, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
In 1998 Steven Levine Wrote “One Year to Live,” where he asked readers to think about what they would do if their death occurred in one year. I...

“I Have Cancer” is an Amazon #9 Best Seller Today, But What About Tomorrow?

Stan Goldberg
December 1, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
My new book “I have Cancer” 48 Things to Do When You Hear Those Words, has a Kindle #9 rank in cancer today—the day of it’s release. So why...
aging and death

Aging and a Shrinking World

Stan Goldberg
November 20, 2014
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
When friends die death comes closer to us

It’s Not About Running–It’s the Endorphins

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Grieving and Recovery, Life, Thoughts of the Day
11/04/14  A few days ago I was running alone of a backroad in North Carolina hoping this wouldn’t be a repeat of the scene in the movie “Easy...

Slip-Sliding Into Aging

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
2 Comments
04/07/14  I recently returned from a fly-fishing trip to the Mt. Shasta area. As I waded the McCloud River I struggled to remain on top of rounded,...

When You Really Screw Up

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Alzheimer’s/dementia, Thoughts of the Day
06/27/14   Last night I went to an intimate dinner-concert to hear my favorite shakuhachi player. When I sat next to a couple I bubbled over with...

Don’t Yell At The Customer Service Person

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
06/25/14   I started being annoyed a few years ago at foreign customer service representatives. The only thing accurate about their title was that...

Why You Should Avoid Anger and How to Do It

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Grieving and Recovery, Life, Thoughts of the Day
06/13/14  I think everyone has a limited ability to function well. As we age, that threshold becomes lower. Imagine this ability is a 10” pie. The...
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