James H. MayfieldThe opportunity for deeper joy, calmer presence, meaningful connection, and genuine peace.
Golden Years, Golden Joy: How to Stay Happy, Healthy, and Growing Younger in Old Age, by Robert Flome
Free until February 16th!
Sharing the best of humanity with the world, one story at a time.Gen Xers and Boomers discuss the eye-opening signs about aging no one warned them about
nojaramaHappy 50th anniversary to David Bowie’s album, ‘Station To Station’. Released this week in 1976. #bowieforever #stationtostation #goldenyears #TVC15 #stay
Johnny J. BlairHAPPY HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY to Elvis Presley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEeb6uPiQWI&t=217s Meanwhile, HB EP
#Elvis #Presley #birthday #black #star #DavidBowie #GoldenYears #Martini #chanson #HugoandLuigi #DavyJones #Monkees #Epiphone #johnnyjblair #Kayguitar #HoundDog #Dontbecruel #king #milliondollarquartet #Johnny #Cash #JerryLeeLewis #CarlPerkins #BobDylan #Dylan #singeratlarge #postage #stamp
John HobbsEmbracing the journey of graceful aging requires empowering seniors to live with vitality and elegance. 🌟 What small changes have made a big impact on your daily life or the life of a senior you know? Share your insights as we support each other in growing older with dignity and strength. 💪🏼💬 #AgingWell #SeniorSupport #GoldenYears
Davida (Chocolate Lady) Chazan#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #Bookstodon A Golden English & Irish Mashup - My #bookreview for Golden Girls on the Run by @judyrleigh on my #bookblog now. Thanks @theboldbookclub for the @netgalley ARC of this lovely #GoldenYears adventurous #RoadTrip #friendship novel. #2025NewReleaseChallenge
http://tcl-bookreviews.com/2025/12/10/a-golden-english-irish-mashup/
Happy anniversary to David Bowie’s single, “Golden Years’. Released this week in 1975. #bowie #davidbowie #goldenyears #stationtostation #bowieismylordandsavior #churchofbowie #imjustaspacecadetandhesthecommander #bowieforever
7 'old people' sayings that are actually solid life advice at every age
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/life-advice-from-older-people-ex1
N-gated Hacker News👵💸 Retirement villages: where your golden years are more about gold than years. If you thought it was all bingo and bridge, think again—it's more corporate Monopoly with real-life 'get out of jail free' cards costing a fortune. A chilling reminder that even in retirement, the only thing going up is the price tag. 🏦🚫
https://unherd.com/2025/09/the-sordid-truth-about-retriement-villages/ #retirementvillages #corporategreed #goldenyears #financialburden #retirementlife #HackerNews #ngated
https://unherd.com/2025/09/the-sordid-truth-about-retriement-villages/ #retirementvillages #corporategreed #goldenyears #financialburden #retirementlife #HackerNews #ngated
Andrew KuchlingGOLDEN YEARS: HOW AMERICANS INVENTED AND REINVENTED OLD AGE, by James Chappel, is an academic's look at how the perception of and expectations for old age have changed in the US through the 20th century. The author is a professor at Duke, but despite its academic origin the book is really readable and tells an interesting narrative.
The 1930s saw the formation of the Social Security system, where the goal was to keep old people out of poverty and keep them from being a burden to their families. The economic good times of the 1950s gave older people increasing independence, and developers saw an opportunity in building retirement communities, assisted living, and nursing homes.
But the recession of the 1970s cut short the curve of improvement, and all ambition for grand social programs disappeared and hasn't come back; in the 1980s a boom in dementia patients was left to families, usually the daughters, to handle. At the same time, politically-focused groups such as the Gray Panthers (great name!) were replaced by the largely apolitical and consumer-focused AARP. We'll need to do better in the 21st century, but will the appetite for large social programs ever come back, and will the resource-constrained 21st-century US be able to support them?
#books #bookstodon #JamesChappel #GoldenYears #SocialSecurity
