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Ancient Wisdom: Me, My Kids, and Rock ‘n’ Roll
Having your son or daughter as your rock ‘n’ roll buddy is a wondrous thing. The music we have heard and the memories we have created—like rock ‘n…
Larry Gondelman
Ancient Wisdom: Warren Buffett at 95
Greatness does not come about through accumulating vast amounts of money. When you help someone in any of thousands of ways, you help the world…
Warren Buffett
Ancient Wisdom: How I Lost My Balance—and How I Got It Back
I always thought I had my life in balance, until I became consumed with trying to help an alcoholic friend. ‘Saving’ her became my addiction—and my…
Roberta Rosenthal Kwall
Ancient Wisdom: I Didn’t Expect to End Up in Estonia
Studying the Estonian language requires niche devotion—it’s useless anywhere else. And an extrovert here is someone who looks at your shoes rather than…
Jim Heintz
Ancient Wisdom: What Friends Are For
Instead of parents, we have old age to rebel against, so we treasure our old friends, and seek younger friends to divert us from interminable talk of…
Rebecca Okrent
Rebecca Okrent: It’s Never Too Late to Make a Friend
The 75-year-old poet discusses retirement homes, intergenerational connection, and finding community at any age.
Suzy Weiss
26M
Ancient Wisdom: Into the Woods
As a child, I went into the woods to escape a chaotic, sometimes violent home. The beauty I discovered there has become a source of pleasure and…
Lou Ureneck
Lou Ureneck on the Healing Power of Nature
The 74-year-old explains how going into the woods connected him to his family, brought him closer to God, and became his best medicine.
Suzy Weiss
28M
Ancient Wisdom: How We Saved Our Marriage
For years, we looked like the perfect family. We weren’t. What saved us was honesty, therapy, and the decision to stay when leaving might’ve been…
Anne Roark and Marshall Goldberg
Anne Roark and Marshall Goldberg on How to Save a Marriage
After 41 years together, two children, and a mental health crisis, one realization held them together: ‘This family is worth holding onto.’
Joe Nocera
38M
Ancient Wisdom: A Middle Digit to the Digital Age
Why do I have to put up with all these computer shortcuts, which usually turn out to be longcuts? Now in my late 80s, time is running out, and I have no…
Joseph Epstein
Ancient Wisdom: Bernie Madoff Stole My Savings. Here’s How I Got My Life Back.
I think people who are facing a sudden reversal can learn from my experience. You can get through it. You have family, you have friends, you have…
Maureen Ebel
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