Welcome to the Sage-ing International Blog
The blogs on this page are primarily written by Sage-ing International members.
Should you wish to contribute to our blog, it must not have been published elsewhere, in part or whole.
The length should be between 500 and 1000 words. The subject must be of interest to our members and readers (a Sage-ing/Conscious Ageing topic, e.g. life review, qualities of a wise elder, spirituality/spiritual growth, facing our mortality, legacy, community, service, forgiveness work, images of ageing, etc.).
Please submit your proposed entry to Martha Christie admin@sage-ing.org
My Road to Sage-ing® Or How Sage-ing Helped Me Steer my Life in a New Direction
My Road to Sage-ing® Or How Sage-ing Helped Me Steer my Life in a New Direction When COVID hit, my world turned upside down. While planning to glide into retirement, all my professional work went away. Additionally, all my volunteer work with seniors, kids [...]
Thriving in an Uncertain World: Wisdom Perspectives from Sage-ing® Leaders
Thriving in an Uncertain World: Wisdom Perspectives from Sage-ing® Leaders Uncertainty surrounds us in today’s turbulent times—political strife, economic instability, climate crises, and social division. How do we stay grounded? How do we discern truth in an age of misinformation? And how can we [...]
Deep Listening: A Practical Guide
Deep Listening: A Practical Guide Deep Listening: A Practical Guide According to Sage-ing® International’s Qualities of Sages in Service, “Deep listening is our ability to be present to another’s story without fixing the problem or judging.” Deep listening connects people, builds empathy, and is an avenue [...]
Are We All Sages in Training?
Are We All Sages in Training? On a warm summer day, six-year-old Ethan sat picking black currants with his great grandmother, whom he called “Oma.” Upon collecting enough berries to fill a large cooking pot we proceed inside to clean and prepare the berries [...]
What is Sage-ing
What Is Sage-ing “Sagacity—The quality of being wise or having good judgment gained through experience that is reflected upon.” Sage-ing, or Conscious eldering is both a way of living ones life both on the practical and philosophical levels. It is a way of life [...]
Story…Our Aging Superpower
Story...Our Aging Superpower Human beings are the only species that loves or hates, welcomes or rejects, determines good or evil, even goes to war or makes peace based on the power of story alone. When story comes into the room, an alchemical reaction occurs [...]
What My Damaged Eye Teaches Me About Practicing Peacefulness
What My Damaged Eye Teaches Me About Peacefulness Practicing peacefulness is the theme I’ve been invited to write about. Ironically, at this moment, when I sit down to write about peacefulness, I am feeling the opposite of peaceful. My mind has already visited a [...]
Making Empathy A Way of Life
Making Empathy A Way of Life We’re in the throes of dealing with such differing views of where we are as a country and where we are going. We have just witnessed our Presidential election and are in the aftermath of that election now. [...]
The Importance of Community Engagement as We Age
The Importance of Community Engagement as We Age The Surgeon General of the United States, Vivek Murthy, recently declared that we are in a “loneliness epidemic,” not just in the U.S. but internationally. (”Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation, The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory [...]
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