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“I was well aware of the work that now 75-year-old Patch Adams, M.D. with his red clown nose has done, and is still doing, who’s message for health care providers has been “lighten the mood and you will lighten the struggle”. And Norman Cousins (Cancer Laughter Cure). had done on laughter and the simple act of smiling to raise endorphin levels, decrease pain, and augment healing even from a cancer diagnosis he was given. Yet, it appeared that I needed a reminder…”
Category: Artistry of Aging, Death and DyingTags: Aging With Humor, Artistry of Aging, Benefits of Laughter and Play, Benefits of Smiling, Bobby McFerrin, Conscious Aging, Elder Artistry, Elderhood, Patch Adams, Wildly Free Elder
“What I have learned, and keep learning – it often takes repetition! – is that the moments at any stage of life are to be taken one step at a time. Being mindful of the words and thoughts we repeat to ourselves, that often squeeze the joy of simply being into the contracted small containers of judgement – of ourselves and others – worry, anxiety and fear. It seems easy to do these days….”
Category: Artistry of Aging, Natures GiftsTags: Artistry of Aging, Breath of Life, Breathing and Relationship, Breathing Spaces, Breathing With Nature, Conscious Aging, Expanded Breathing Spaces, Finding wholeness, Power of Words, Sonoma Coast, Trusting Life, Wildly Free Elder, Writing Practices
Life As An Artistic Expression
Posted on January 16, 2022 by Gaye Abbott
“I sit here contemplating a human lifetime. One single embodied lifetime we are gifted with through our parents, the lineage that came before them, and the overall mystery of life. What I have come to in this moment is that all is a matter of perspective – what lens we choose to see through. Whether we march to the tune of the cultural narrative around us, are controlled by our race, religion, family of origin or gender – or free ourselves to ride the wave of becoming, trusting that very unfolding in every single moment possible no matter the barriers in our way.”
Category: Aging, AuthenticityTags: Aging, Alvin Ailey, American Dance Theater, Artistic Expression, Artistry of Aging, Creative Life, Elder Artistry, Green Renaissance, Living in the Present Moment, Wildly Free Elder
Employed By The Universe
Posted on January 9, 2022 by Gaye Abbott
“SEEKING HUMAN WITH THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONSCIOUS OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH THE UNIVERSE….”
Category: Artistry of Aging, Conscious AgingTags: Artistry of Aging, Collaboration, Conscious Aging, Elder Artistry, Elderhood in Action, Gaye Abbott, Right Livelihood, Wildly Free Elder
Over 70 – Elderhood In Action!
Posted on January 3, 2022 by Gaye Abbott
“Over a year of filming across the globe to tell 18 stories of people over 70. Why? Because there are lives that can inspire our own. Watch “Stories of A Generation with Pope Francis.”
Category: Artistry of Aging, ElderhoodTags: Artistry of Aging, Elder Artistry, Elder Over 70, Elder Wisdom, Elderhood, Elderhood in Action, Stories of A Generation With Pope Francis, Wildly Free Elder