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dying in a Puccini opera

La Bohème: A Old Lesson in Living and Dying

Stan Goldberg
December 3, 2014
End of Life, Thoughts of the Day
7 Comments
Last night with my wife I attended La Boheme, an opera by Puccini showing how little attitudes about dying changed since 1896 when the opera was...
What Richard Pryor and Cancer Support Have in Common

What Richard Pryor Has In Common with Cancer Support

Stan Goldberg
November 28, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
THOUGHT OF THE DAY  When I was listening to a PBS tribute of Richard Pryor, it became apparent how our history plays out in the present. It’s...
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

Life Lessons From People Living With and Dying From Cancer

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
11/18/14  I often think about a patient I served in hospice who was dying from cancer. Once a week we would go to a place he chose—usually...
how can you be compassionate to someone living with cancer

When Your Cancer Says “Hello.”

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Cancer, Thoughts of the Day
10/29/14-Although I’ve lived with prostate cancer for twelve years, it’s not something that I dwell upon. But inevitably, at least once a day, it...
Does personality or illness contribute to caregiver abuse?

When a Friend Wants to Talk About Something Uncomfortable

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day
06/09/14  A friend I know for more than 20 years asked to speak with me about a life-threatening illness. He didn’t want medical advise. He was...

Aging: In Praise of Adaptation

Stan Goldberg
November 19, 2014
Aging, Thoughts of the Day
06/09/14   As I age and read books on how I can recreate the body I had when I was 20 by just buying a jar of this newly developed elixer that...
being contented as one ages

Aging and Identity Part III: We’re Not Dead Yet

Stan Goldberg
May 12, 2014
Aging
24 Comments
We may be changing, but we’re not dead yet. I think people who are younger than us—like our adult children—are often confused about how to react to our diminishing abilities.

Aging and Identity Part II-When the Ground Shakes

Stan Goldberg
April 15, 2014
Aging
9 Comments
In 2009 I wrote, When the Ground Shakes, an article in which I described finding my mother coming out of a forested area holding a bunch of sticks...
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Few Insights Drinking Mai Tais on the Beach

Stan Goldberg
January 29, 2014
Aging, Workshops and Presentations
For more than 30 years I've been brought, kicking and screaming, to the sharp points of life. What I've learned is instead of running away, bring them closer and you'll enrich your life and ease your death
Change should be almost as easy as not changing

Caregiving: Why Change is Difficult

Stan Goldberg
May 18, 2013
Caregiving
10 Comments
(An Excerpt from Leaning Into Sharp Points). Change is analogous to a large boulder balanced on a precipice. It looks like it could tumble off the...

Seeing Life Through Our Personal History: It’s a Gray World

Stan Goldberg
October 15, 2012
Aging, Grieving and Recovery, Life
16 Comments
Most of us believe the world should be viewed as we see it. And when there is a discrepancy between the right way—ours—and the wrong way, we are,...

Understanding Aging: We’re Not Children

Stan Goldberg
July 18, 2012
Aging
22 Comments
The good news is we are living longer. The bad news is it’s taking us longer to die. Soygul Rinpoche, the Tibetan monk and philosopher said that “Death is no big deal. You breathe in, you breathe out, and then you don’t breathe in anymore.”

When You Can’t Let Go

Stan Goldberg
April 25, 2012
Grieving and Recovery
24 Comments
Whenever I hear about the importance of letting go of the past, I think about a conversation I had with my mother more than thirty years ago. She...

Leaning Into Sharp Points: Practical Guidance and Nurturing Support (Video)

Stan Goldberg
April 3, 2012
Interviews
Simon Singh and Stan Goldberg have a conversation about...

Want Enlightenment? Think Less, Do more

Stan Goldberg
March 30, 2012
Grieving and Recovery, Life
12 Comments
When I gave a workshop on change at a well-known retreat center, one participant told me that this was the tenth week-long workshop he attended in...
Stability in chronic and progressive illnesses

Alzheimer’s: Awareness Isn’t Enough

Stan Goldberg
March 22, 2012
Alzheimer’s/dementia
14 Comments
“If we just could increase awareness,” some of my friends with Alzheimer’s say, “funding would rise and the illness could be eventually...

Feeling like a 1960 Edsel?-You’re Just Aging

Stan Goldberg
March 1, 2012
Aging
14 Comments
When I was in college I would take whatever I was driving and offer it and $50 to a used car dealer for anything that ran on his lot with a current...

I’m Different: Illness-based Identity

Stan Goldberg
February 15, 2012
Chronic illness
24 Comments
How we view ourselves—our identity—is based on what we do, the roles we play, activities we enjoy, affiliations we have, the values that...

Saying Goodbye to Your Dying Loved One: A Tribute Party

Stan Goldberg
February 1, 2012
End of Life
22 Comments
Excerpt from Leaning Into Sharp Points" Practical Guidance and Nurturing Support for Caregivers. One of the first things Dean did when I entered his...
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