Thoughts on Life

Category: Aging

  • I’m Not Crazy I’m Just A Little Unwell

    I know, right now you can’t tell… Thanks Rob Thomas for fantastic lyrics. I want to take some time to talk about cognition (aka how we think). There are big scary things that affect cognition like dementia or cancer, but there are also a bunch of smaller (though not lesser) things that when combined also…

  • It’s Just a Number

    Addressing the elephant in the room. Hello, Elephant speaking. You’re probably wondering why on earth would you listen to the advice of a 30 year old about aging well. Well, age is just a number right? Isn’t that what our youth-obsessed culture says? Well, to be counter-cultural for a moment (though probably not like the…

  • Introduction to Life

    I heard this story about a fish. He swims up to this older fish and says, “I’m trying to find this thing they call the ocean.” “The ocean?” says the older fish, “that’s what you’re in right now.” “This?” says the younger fish, “This is water. What I want is the ocean.” Disney Pixar’s Soul…