If I could relive any age or year, I would pick several ages and years from my life. I had some great years when everything went right, from my job to my personal life. I’ve also had great ages when I reached a milestone, like being old enough to do things. But I also thinkContinue reading “Returning to the Present and the Past”
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Does Memory Get Better With Age?
When we think of aging, memory is often viewed as something that declines. That is true (I’ve looked for my phone while holding it in my hand), but in many ways, memory also gets better with age. As adults, our brains become more skilled at organizing, filtering, and shaping memories. We can look at picturesContinue reading “Does Memory Get Better With Age?”
What If You Could Stop Time
Time moved a lot more slowly when I was a child. When I was a child, everything seemed much bigger. Heroes were bigger. Problems were bigger. Twenty-year-olds were old. As an adult, I returned to my elementary school. The halls were smaller. The desks were smaller. Those years in school lasted just a few blinksContinue reading “What If You Could Stop Time”
An Invitation One Can’t Refuse
I knew that he would come to dinner because he knew how important this one evening was. Prior to dinner, we had argued. We had stayed in touch, but we hadn’t seen each other in months. It took me courage to ask him to come to my place. He had been there several times before.Continue reading “An Invitation One Can’t Refuse”
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