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Ancient Wisdom
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
Maureen Ebel: Surviving Bernie Madoff
How one woman rebuilt her life after losing her husband and her life savings.
Suzy Weiss
35M
Ancient Wisdom: How Diana Nyad Learned to Forgive Herself
I can flat-out declare that this is the best decade of my life. The daily ease and well-being of these days is unlike any period to date. I find myself…
Diana Nyad
Diana Nyad: I’m in the Prime of My Life
The writer and athlete on how she survived swimming from Florida to Cuba, how she deals with ageism, and why she’s pessimistic about children growing up…
Suzy Weiss
37M
Ancient Wisdom: Remembering Where You Came From
As those of us in our 70s know, our memories of the distant past are often sharper than what happened yesterday. For me, that is a happy circumstance…
Lucky Gold
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