Marianna Crane

Blogging From A to Z April Challenge Winner

I didn’t think I would finish the A to Z April 2024 Blogging Challenge. Writing a post every day for a month, except for Sundays, seemed impossible since I hadn’t written a post for the past two months. However, if I didn’t do the A to Z Challenge, I decided I would discontinue my blog.…… Continue reading Blogging From A to Z April Challenge Winner

Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: Z

Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable Z is for Zen and the Art of Life Review Zen is a state of mind of being fully present, free from the constraints of the ego, and open to the wisdom of the universe. It is a state of pure awareness. A life review is a…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: Z

Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: Y

Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable Y is for Youth is Overrated Julia Louis-Dreyfus Thinks Youth Is Overrated New York Times By Jancee Dunn March 30, 2024 When Julia Louis-Dreyfus hit her 60s, she was struck by a realization: She wanted to hear from the old ladies. The star of “Seinfeld” and “Veep,”…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: Y

Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: X

Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable X is for eXit life . . . older persons tend to fear death less than the young, and many can accept the idea of personal death with equanimity. At times it represents a welcome relief from the pain of a terminal illness. In other situations,…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: X

Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: W

Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable W is for Walking My mother didn’t drive. Her younger brother took her out one day to teach her. I envision it was in the 1920s. Maybe they had a Ford Model T. I suspect they were in a field near the family potato farm on Long…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: W

Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: V

Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable V is for Vegetation Even though I’ve been retired over 20 years, I still appreciate my lazy mornings. There are two brief time periods between the frost of winter and heat of summer when I can sit outside on the screened porch, my feet up on an…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: V

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: U

Aging: The Good, the Bad, the Tolerable U is for University Diversity The Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging at the Washington University in St. Louis has been looking at institutions across the country to see what they are doing to increase age inclusive campuses. It is so exciting to think institutes of higher learning…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: U

Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: T

Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable T is for Three Good Things When I was a volunteer at Duke University Hospital right after I retired, Dr. J Bryan Sexton, director of the Patient Safety Center lectured our group about Three Good Things. Three Good Things, also called Three Blessings, was a tool he…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: T

Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: S

Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable S is for Successful Aging Live Long, Die Short, A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging by Roger Landry, MD, MPH The information in this book is based on the findings of a ten-year study from the MacArthur Foundation’s Research Network on Successful Aging. The study…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: S

Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: R

Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable R is for Regret Regret, one of the ghosts of aging, comes upon us one day dressed up like wisdom, looking profound and serious, sensible and responsible. It prods us to begin to look back. It presses us to question everything we’ve ever done: I should have…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April 2024 Challenge: R