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New Beginnings 7 Jul 2012 | 03:01 am
By Jim Selman | Bio One of the toughest things we ever learn is to ‘let go’. I can’ t remember all the times I have made resolutions or tried to ‘reinvent’ myself or start over in one way or anothe....
The End of the Beginning 2 Jan 2012 | 07:01 pm
By Jim Selman | Bio Ah, January 1st, the new beginning and a chance to finally get it right this year. Or is it? Perhaps it is the End of the Beginning. When we began as a nation, we were full of h....
Can we really take old age one day at a time? 25 Feb 2011 | 07:00 pm
By Jim Selman | Bio As long as I can remember, people have been telling me to relax, enjoy the moment, smell the roses and just take it easy—to live life one day at a time. That’s a challenge when we’...
Senior Upset or Elder Equanimity? 18 Feb 2011 | 07:00 pm
By Jim Selman | Bio I have a friend who is really upset because she feels she was pressured into a particularly large purchase and not appreciated afterwards. It occurs to me that this could be a con...
The Elder 31 Jan 2011 | 07:00 pm
By 2012, 50% of Americans will be over 60. Most of us can expect the gift of an additional 30 years of life. What will we do with this gift? Surviving old age is not enough. We want to continue ...
When It's Work to Go to Work 10 Jan 2011 | 07:00 pm
By Jim Selman | Bio I just finished reading a really good ‘how to’ book by Russell Bishop called Workarounds That Work: How to Conquer Anything That Stands in Your Way at Work. This book is today’s b...
Stand and Be Counted 1 Nov 2010 | 03:01 pm
By Jim Selman | Bio We've been assaulted lately by political pundits and statisticians telling us what will happen this week. It is easy to roll over and assume they know what they are talking about. ...
When can we stop working? 15 Sep 2010 | 04:01 pm
By Jim Selman | Bio Stephanie Chen, a writer for CNN, recently published "No Retirement for These Older Folks, Just Work" about older workers and the fact that more and more people have to keep workin...
What is your opinion...and why do we care? 25 Aug 2010 | 05:00 pm
By Jim Selman | Bio Someone said to me in a meeting yesterday that there are a billion blogs. The number seemed high, so I did what we all do these days. I went to Google and in about 30 seconds of l...
The 3 Rs of Citizenship 11 Aug 2010 | 04:01 pm
By Jim Selman | Bio When I was growing up, you needed to be master the 3 Rs (Reading, Writing and Arithmetic) in order to be educated. Today we need to master a new 3 set of ‘Rs’: Rights, Rewards and...
