“Courage empowers us to reconcile the past, stand in the present, and shape the future.” Courageous Living is an approach to life defined by honor, humility, integrity, compassion, faith, honesty, and strength of heart. Whether we’re just getting started in life, winding down an active
My New Year’s Un-Resolutions for 2018: Getting out of your own way and finding Zen
Editor’s note: This essay is the latest in a series from Author and Speaker Ken Druck, based on work in his book Courageous Aging, which is about how all people can make peace with, and find joy in, every stage of life.) I don’t want to rain
Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone and Turning a Corner
In this moment and around every corner are greater possibilities . . . This new year presents us with an invitation to courageously become the more alive, awake, honest, hopeful, healthy, humble, compassionate, attentive, kind, and loving versions of ourselves. We seem to arrive at these moments
Greeting the Older Version of You
Grieving the loss of our younger selves and negotiating the future with our older selves is one of the most challenging things we get to do in this life. It’s not only OK to not like some of the parts of getting older, it’s imperative.
It’s Still “All in the Family” This Holiday Season
Having grown up with a mother who was a Democrat and a father who was a Republican, the tension in our home during the 1960 Nixon-Kennedy debates was palpable. I may have only been ten years old, but I remember it well. Years later, All
Me Too Accountability and What We All Can Do to Change Society For The Better
The wave of “Me Too” accountability washing over America is a good thing. It’s good for women who have been sexually assaulted, harassed, and victimized. It’s good for society. And it’s good for our kids. Bringing men who hurt women to justice—especially those who abuse
Silent No More
For Joy! My spiritually adopted daughter, Charly, who I’ve known since birth and watched blossom from a little girl into a powerful young woman, was given Time Magazine’s prestigious “Person of The Year” award. Several months ago, in an act of inspired courage, Charly stood
4 Ways to Maintain Healthy Family Relationships
Deploy a Little Patience this Holiday Season By Ken Druck November 22, 2017 (Editor’s note: This essay is the latest in a series from author and speaker Ken Druck, based on work in his book Courageous Aging, which is about how all people can make peace with, and
Aging Impatiently: Cultivating the Practice of Patience
“I am working on being more patient, and I’m trying to do it as soon as possible.” While driving on a two-lane highway through the mountains between San Diego and Palm Springs, my fiancé, Lisette, and I found ourselves crawling behind several Trikes (three wheeled
Facing Down the Biggest Fear of All
(Editor’s note: This essay is part of a series from author and speaker Ken Druck, based on work in his book Courageous Aging, which is about how all people can make peace with, and find joy in, every stage of life.) Our fear of death begins when
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