Ripening and aging well

John’s New Podcast on Aging Launches January 5

December 18, 2017 John Schuster 70th Year, Ripening and aging well, Stories for the Ages

Witty Podcast Series Demonstrates Healthy Aging and Offers Wellness Tips for Life’s Universal Transition COLUMBUS, OHIO, December 18, 2017 – Aging – everybody’s doing it – and Columbus author, coach and educator John Schuster wants to help you approach the process in a productive and healthy way. Stories for the Ages, a new podcast series produced by WOSU Public Media, explores the process of aging from all angles. It gives listeners a dynamic look at how to handle the changes in[…]

What Do You Know In the Afternoon of Life?

May 3, 2017 John Schuster Ripening and aging well, Uncategorized

In a class on self-expression for “The Afternoon of Life” held at the Jung Center in Houston, I was asked to write quickly before I did any censoring, on what I know. Here is what came out of me. What do you know? Remember, write fast. What I know, and want to pass on John P. Schuster I know love rules Grace matters Pain subsides Anxiety teaches Anger cleanses Hugs heal Laughter lightens Smiles welcome[…]

Sensing the Long Arc of Love in Our Elder Years

March 20, 2017 John Schuster Ripening and aging well

On TV last night in Houston, St. Patrick’s Day — yes, I still watch local news and weather sometimes — was a most touching story of a school janitor lady giving some of the little money she had to repair a vandalized school bus, one that transports the kids she loves at the school she has worked at for 20 years. It got me to thinking. We all know the above famous Martin Luther King[…]

Ripen against the Grain

October 13, 2016 John Schuster Ripening and aging well

I did an un-American thing last month. I went on a 33-day trip to Wales, England and, mainly, Ireland. I walked the hills and listened to music and drifted and did nothing to add to the U.S. GDP. It was enriching. I slowed down to a crawl, and had no goals except to enjoy the current day with my wife, Patti. I saw amazing sights, like the sunset posted here, off of Slieve League, a[…]

Things I can do only because I am old

July 8, 2016 John Schuster Ripening and aging well

Ok, my most recent reading binge has been on ripening, aka maturing and aging, the 3rd 3rd of life. I am too far along for the “second half of life” term, though this has been and is still a very useful term in some contexts. All of this reading is on later-in-life psychology and even end-of-life. And all of this is age-appropriate material for me, only 27 months away from starting my 8th decade of[…]