Tag: Artistry of Aging
Posted on July 15, 2024
by Gaye Abbott
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“As she walked through the trees filled with the leaves of summer, following the trail set out long ago by those who came before her, she could feel the ancients speaking to her in a language only those who had reached the elder stage of life could understand….”
Category: Elder Journey, Natures GiftsTags: Aging, Artistry of Aging, Blue Ridge Mountains, Conscious Aging, Elder Wisdom, Elderhood, Indigenous Wisdom, Nature As Teacher, Shaconage, Wildly Free Elder
Posted on July 14, 2024
by Gaye Abbott
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“How do you let go?
…into those moments of “only now” residing in each inhale and exhale while embracing the texture, beauty and challenges of those experiences. An extraordinary acceptance of what is unfolding within the human journey – all of it. Can we face whatever is momentarily taking our attention, and not fight it?…”
Category: Artistry of Aging, Elder JourneyTags: Aging, Artistry of Aging, breathing, Conscious Aging, Elder Artistry, Elderhood, Health, John Roedel, Mindfulness, Reflections of Life, Wildly Free Elder
Posted on June 13, 2024
by Gaye Abbott
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“Some days it feels like an endless litany of new challenges to face being in an aging body. Yet living as if it is our first day of the rest of our lives can shift our attention to the childlike qualities of wonder, awe, play, creativity and curiosity.”
Posted on May 24, 2024
by Gaye Abbott
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“But what if there is another way to be. Where nothing takes you from a center of peace inside. That your actions and ways of being come from this deep well that never changes.”
Category: Artistry of Aging, Elder JourneyTags: Aging, Artistry of Aging, Br. David Steindle-Rast, Conscious Aging, Dogs as Teachers, Elderhood, Mindfulness, Natures Gifts, Practice of Peace, Resilience, Thich Nhat Hanh, Wildly Free Elder
Posted on April 20, 2024
by Gaye Abbott
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“How rare it can be to have someone in our lives who we feel safe enough with to talk about what’s really on our minds and in our hearts. To witness our journey without judgement or advise, no matter where it takes us.
Or perhaps it is just that we haven’t cracked open our own hearts….”
Category: Acceptance, Conscious AgingTags: Aging, Artistry of Aging, Authenticity, Conscious Aging, Elder Wisdom, Listening, Padraig O Tuama, Reflections of Life, Something Beautiful for the World, The Human Library, Wildly Free Elder
Posted on March 29, 2024
by Gaye Abbott
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“Your time on Earth is limited. Don’t try to “age with grace”, age with mischief, audacity, and a good story to tell!”
Posted on March 15, 2024
by Gaye Abbott
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“Nature has always been, and always will be, a source of peace, tranquility, beauty, awe and sanctuary for me. Having always been connected since a child, when I come upon devastation perpetrated by humans I am wild with grief and a depth of sadness that is felt in the core of my being. What will my sons and grandchildren inherit after I have passed from this embodied life?
Category: Embodied Wisdom, Natures GiftsTags: Aging, Artistry of Aging, Conscious Aging, Ecology, Elder Wisdom, Elderhood, Feeling Deeply, Phoebe Barnard, Reflections of Life, Wendell Barry, Wildly Free Elder
Posted on March 1, 2024
by Gaye Abbott
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“One might say that once you reach “a certain age” with professional and family obligations behind you that there is more room for improvisation. More room for wildness, play and creative exploration. But that depends on you….”
Posted on February 23, 2024
by Gaye Abbott
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“The possibilities and opportunities are unlimited to regenerate and live simply with the many challenges we face serving as catalysts for change. As humans heal, shift priorities, and raise connective and collective consciousness we are granted a window into the eternal and ever evolving beauty of what is always becoming….”
Category: Natures Gifts, Sacred IntelligenceTags: Aging, Artistry of Aging, Blue Ridge Mountains, Conscious Aging, Earth Stewardship, Elder Wisdom, Jane Goodall, Kahlil Gibran, Maria Westerberg, Savor Life Moments, simplicity in living, Something Beautiful for the World, Wildly Free Elder
Posted on February 9, 2024
by Gaye Abbott
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:Had a spell been cast over her? A veil dropped over her so that nothing was very clear. But remember reader she was not aware of how much she was not seeing. Perhaps none of us really are…..”
Category: Artistry of Aging, Elder JourneyTags: Aging, Artistry of Aging, Cataract, Cataract Surgery, Conscious Aging, Dragons, Elder Artistry, Elder Wisdom, Elderhood, Gratitude Revealed, Life Mystery, Mary Oliver, Mycorrhizal Network, Practical Magic, Wildly Free Elder