Age Power

“I am not well”, “I feel isolated”, “Everyone seems to neglect me” are some of the negative feelings that elders often suffer from. These are symptoms of “lack of mental wellness”. The attitude of looking at everything with a positive mindset will improve the mental quotient and quality of life. ‘Happy aging’ essentially means living […]

I asked around among my group of senior citizen friends, and was surprised to find that only one of them had heard of ChatGPT.  In late December 2022, I stumbled upon ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that promised to be much faster than Google Guru. I was intrigued by the idea of a new tool that

The very ‘purpose of living’ is to live happily and make the world, a happier place to live in Change in our attitudes, changes everything. We will feel miserable if we think that way and elders think life as listless, pungent and devoid of energy and lead a dull life. But that’s not the truth,

Their experience and their age make them achieve respect of the younger generations and inspire their followers to attain not only personal growth but also that of the community they are living in. In July 2022, my housing society had scheduled its 5-yearly elections for the managing committee. The incumbent Chairman and Secretary urged me

Technology is the biggest gift of the modern-day world and all the elders must adopt and adapt to it as fast as they can Over last few centuries, technology has had a significant impact on lives of human beings in all spheres of action. Starting from industrial revolution, invention of electricity, and then explosion in

One can make the new year resolutions depending on what one wants to achieve and the way one intends moving forward. Also, what one thinks are their limitations or weaknesses that they should overcome. Another new year has arrived; it’s time to look forward and also to take new resolutions for the year and ahead.

Strong physical strength, determined mental resolve and extensive social connections will help an elder to overcome the problems of life and enable him/her to have happy aging The decade of 2021 to 2030 has been declared by the UN as the one of healthy aging. The idea is to promote global consciousness about the importance

Studies have shown that some old or new forms of friendships or groups and their social connecting networks have a significant impact on mental well being of an elderly person as they them counter loneliness syndrome and become active again Several studies in the past have concluded that healthy social relationship is a key to

The word retirement is more of a mental construct. One may be retired from “job life” but still very active in “social life”. This article is inspired by a Facebook group by the name “Never Say Retired Forum” created by my friend Vijay Maroo, a former journalist. When I heard it for the first time,

Elders must remember that life for them is not as happy and healthy as it used to be both in terms physical as well as cognitive abilities. This article is a reminder of important things that every elder should avoid. Much has been described in academic literature and health guide books as to what the