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1 week ago

Subjective Ageing

Royce Shook · The fact that people tell others they feel or are younger is called subjective ageing. Subjective aging is an important concept that can have significant implications for individuals' well-being and health outcomes. Understanding how people perceive themselves and their own agein ...

2 weeks ago

Subjective ageing and behaviour

Royce Shook · Subjective ageing can impact an individual's behaviour and can influence how we behave, which can have both positive and negative effects on our well-being. For example, if I feel younger than my actual age, I may be more likely to engage in health-promoting behaviours, such as e ...

2 weeks ago

Age is in the mind

Royce Shook · When people ask me what I consider old I always say an age 10 years older than me. I found it interesting that people when asked what age they would like to be, most people say 10 years younger than they are, according to a study from the Stanford Center on Longevity. · The study ...

2 months ago

Our Immune System Weakens As We Age

Royce Shook · My Age Put Me At Greater Risk · This is from the Tri-Cities Seniors Action Society Newsletter, thanks to Ken for the information · “My wife and I recently retired and are looking forward to travelling and enjoying our leisure time. I heard the recommendations on the radio and TV ...

6 months ago

Is retirement for most out of reach?

Royce Shook · Retirement is becoming more and more of a pipe dream for workers all over the world. A troubled global economy paired with longer life expectancies is forcing many to continue to work far past the age they imagined because of a lack of sufficient savings. Governments have resorte ...

7 months ago

Our Immune System Weakens As We Age

Royce Shook · My Age Put Me At Greater Risk · This is from the Tri-Cities Seniors Action Society Newsletter, my thanks to Ken for the information. · “My wife and I recently retired and were looking forward to travelling and enjoying our leisure time. I heard the recommendations on the radio an ...

1 year ago

Dating for seniors

Royce Shook · One of my friend's wife died about two years ago. For about a year he stayed to himself but he slowly started to reach out and he started dating. As a senior, this can be just as exciting and fulfilling as it is at any other age. However, there are some unique challenges and cons ...

1 year ago

Pic de Jour:

Jim Murray · GS #1 Rowan around age 3+. Never left a tip.

1 year ago

Act your Age!

Royce Shook · When you want a child to be more mature, you commonly say, “Act your age.” This phrase gets a lot of use even for adults, probably mostly for middle-aged men who lapse into immature behaviour from time to time. But there is a truth behind that little phrase. · For each phase of o ...

1 year ago

The old rules don't apply

Royce Shook · I have talked about the three stages of retirement and what that means for health and lifestyle. I have not talked about how these stages impact you financially. When retirement planning the rule of thumb is you should expect to live about 70% of your pre-retirement income. Betwe ...

2 years ago

New Retirement Trend

Royce Shook · In a previous post I referred to the fact that in the United States most people aspire to retire at age 62, but they actually partially retire at age 65 and fully retire about 70. This trend has been slowed down by the Pandemic as another trend that’s emerging is that people reti ...

2 years ago

Ages 55 to 65 take care of yourself

Royce Shook · In a previous life, I was the department head in a large school and I had several teachers in my department who were in their 60s. Over time, I noticed that some of them, not all, needed more help and were using their sick days more than their younger colleagues. I was at a loss ...

2 years ago

Should you age proof your house?

Royce Shook · Maybe my wife and I are in denial. We've been talking about ageing, and I have thought about whether or not we should prepare to age in place by getting our home ready for the possibility that we might suffer an age-related disability. · My wife from time to time has issues with ...

2 years ago

Have you ever thought?

Royce Shook · I came across this post on Facebook and I have added my own thoughts to it. I don’t know who the author is, but I am assuming it is a woman of a certain age. I have given an answer in non-italics from all the men who loved and continue to love you. · Have you ever thought: ‘I m f ...

2 years ago

Things Lost & Found: Part 1: Religion

Jim Murray · One of the advantages of being in my early seventies and not senile or afflicted with anything that affects my brain, is that you can look back on all the years you spent and see what we have gained and what we have lost. · And somewhere in the middle of all that are the things t ...

2 years ago

Three generations prepare for retirement

Royce Shook · We live longer and many Boomers have retired, but the next two generations are approaching retirement and, are thinking about it seriously. The following posts are from a report called What Is “Retirement”? Three Generations Prepare for Older Age explores American workers' perspe ...

3 years ago

On Being An Atheist In A Religious World

Jim Murray · I’m an atheist. I have been since the age of about fifteen. In religious parlance that is called the Age Of Reason. · When I was fifteen, I was an alter boy at St. Michael’s Catholic church in Fort Erie. I was also something called a Columbian Squire, which the junior version of ...

3 years ago

What Boomers want in retirement 2

Royce Shook · The authors are clear, however, that one size does not fit all. They divide us into four categories, which may help us understand how society may change. · There are “Ageless Explorers, who see retirement as a time of opportunity, adventure, exploration, and personal reinvention ...

4 years ago

Vaccination Information

Royce Shook · I saw on Global News on Saturday morning a physician speaking on the likelihood of contracting Coronavirus in Canada--and the comparison to Influenza. · Coronavirus has had about 106,018 cases worldwide and about 3,571 deaths reported with  58,645 recovered.  · Source:  h ...

4 years ago

Learning a new language?

Royce Shook · According to a study, A Critical Period for Second Language Acquisition: Evidence from 2/3 Million English Speakers the best time to learn a new language with native-speaker proficiency is by the age of 10. Children under 10 can more easily absorb information and excel in the new ...

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