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If Purpose Is Calling, I’ve Got an Answer

“I’m the one receiving all the benefits.” I heard this exact statement and about 10 different versions reflecting the same sentiment while meeting and...

Glad Tidings for a Rewarding Resolution in 2024

At AGEIST, we fully embrace the sentiment behind annual resolutions — especially those about improving our lives and the lives of people around us....

Make a Difference in One Person’s Life

As I thought about everything that happened and did not happen to me and through me in 2023 and what I want to experience...

Optimism + Volunteerism = A Winning Formula for Aging Well

In late August of 1989, I opened my tiny mailbox at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and found a Newsweek magazine (remember those?) I...

RSVP for Connections, Companionship, and the Joy of Giving Back

Use of the French phrase répondez s’il vous plaît, or R.S.V.P. — meaning “respond, if you please” — dates back to 1845. In the...

Fostering a Spark

Alex Haley once said, “Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.”...

Embracing the Power of Volunteering: Finding Fulfillment in Giving Back

We speak a lot about the importance of fueling our bodies with the proper foods, working out regularly, de-stressing, and prioritizing sleep. One area...

Hey, Grandpa!

Whether you’ve been a grandfather for a while, or one of your kids just shared their sonogram with you, it’s likely you’re navigating a...

Adversity and Resiliency

By Diane Cashin, 58    When adversity is your "normal,” growing up in the inner city as a poor child, you don’t even realize you’re...

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