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don’t count your years
don’t count your gray hairs
don’t count your aches
don’t count your wrinkles
don’t count your problems

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS!

#count #years #gray #hairs #aches #wrinkles #problems #blessings

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“Gray Matters invites readers to reexamine what they think they know about growing old. Offering succinct close readings of richly diverse cultural texts, Lem’s book presents literature as a resource for dealing with the practical and existential concerns of aging. With its interdisciplinary grounding in age studies theory and sociological data, Gray Matters is itself a valuable resource for readers ready to reorient their view of later life.”

—— Erin Lamb, co-editor of Research Methods in Health Humanities

Aging is one of the most compelling issues today, with record numbers of seniors over sixty-five worldwide! Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life examines a diverse array of cultural works including films, literature, and even art that represent this time of life, often made by people who are seniors themselves from all walks of life from the rich and famous to the everyday person in our towns and neighborhoods.

Ellyn has been on multiple programs such as “The Morning Blend” (TMJ4TV – Milwaukee), and she can speak on topics focused on aging such as:

· How people’s personal stories of aging connect with writers’ portrayals
· Senior parents and their adult children
· Housing options
· Memory Loss
· Intimacy
· Men and Women (Differences and Similarities)
· Money, Work and Retirement
· Dealing with the challenges of social isolation during COVID19.

This thought provoking analysis is certain to challenge your audience’s perceptions on aging, as Professor Lem engages in dialogue with others on the recent research exploring how “stories” illuminate the dynamics of growing old by blending fact with imagination. GRAY MATTERS: Finding Meaning In The Stories of Later Life (Rutgers University Press; Paperback; August 15, 2020; $29.95; 978-1-1978-80631-3) will shine light on the fascinating real life experiences of seniors gathered from over two hundred in-depth surveys with a range of questions on growing old, not often included in other age studies works.

Gray Matters combines cultural texts, gerontology research, and observations from older adults that will give all readers a fuller picture of the struggles and pleasures of aging and avoids over-simplified representations of the process as all negative or positive.

“Creative, wide-ranging and well-written, Gray Matters offers a many-sided, complex understanding of late-life. It demonstrates that this period of our lives interweaves our past and present, takes grit, and offers opportunities for positive experiences. For some, learning becomes more enjoyable, as the phrase ‘senior college’ indicates. Gray Matters also skillfully shows that aging occurs in a social context, a fact often overlooked when the process is understood as solely an individual matter.”
—— Margaret Cruikshank, from the foreword

“Gray Matters invites readers to reexamine what they think they know about growing old. Offering succinct close readings of richly diverse cultural texts, Lem’s book presents literature as a resource for dealing with the practical and existential concerns of aging. With its interdisciplinary grounding in age studies theory and sociological data, Gray Matters is itself a valuable resource for readers ready to reorient their view of later life.”
—— Erin Lamb, co-editor of Research Methods in Health Humanities

“Lem draws examples from literature, film, television, and a survey of older people to support a wide-ranging and accessible examination of contemporary culture. Especially helpful to those who are new to the field, this book is a welcome addition to age-studies scholarship.”
—— Valerie Lipscomb, author of Performing Age in Modern Drama –This text refers to the hardcover edition.

“Ellyn Lem’s research wasn’t just from gerontology— she surveyed over 200 real people over the ages of 65…. making the experience of reading this book heartfelt and personal. Census facts were fascinating as well. Added pleasures for book lovers, screen lovers of movies, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Showtime, Amazon Prime, and other network watchers, will be smiling! There are so many fun tidbits and commentaries from literature, film, and television: many favorite authors, books, and screen entertainment is explored and examined throughout!
I found it exciting to read about books & authors I’ve read -and exciting to learn about books, authors, shows, I’ve missed – but now must add to my desire to read & watch lists.”
—— Elsye Walters, Advance Reader from Goodreads

Ellyn A. Lem is a professor of English and Gender Studies at UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha. She teaches a variety of composition and literature courses, including a course, Women in Popular Culture. Her publications include articles on The Hunger Games, Like Water for Chocolate, Arthur Miller and Anzia Yezierska and the book Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life. Lem received her PhD from New York University.

Series: Global Perspectives on Aging
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Rutgers University Press; None edition (August 15, 2020)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1978806310
ISBN-13: 978-1978806313

Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life, will be out Aug. 15th and is available for pre-order now:
from Rutgers University Press, Local bookstores like Books and Company, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and other fine book retailers everywhere.

Read her book Gray Matters on Kindle!

#book #ellyn #lem #gray #matters #kindle #later #life #paul #sladkus #stories #erin #lamb #health #humanities #reexamine #growing #old #richly #diverse #cultural #texts #resource #practical #concerns #grounding #theory #sociological #data #view

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Master Zhi Gang Sha https://www.drsha.com/

“We, the human race, need more Zhi Gang Sha” – Maya Angelou
“Master Sha makes available secret techniques and insights that were available in the past only to a select few. He gives you access to information that would otherwise be unattainable.” – Dr. John Gray, author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
Countless people are suffering from stress that they cannot overcome, and Master Zhi Gang Sha has made it his life’s purpose to help us all discover powerful methods for relieving this stress to heal our minds, bodies, and souls.
Master Sha is a world renowned grandmaster of ancient disciplines from tai chi to I Ching, and his new book SOUL HEALING MIRACLES (Benbella Books, January 2014) shares incredible techniques that can help solve our physical and mental problems. Sha has the wisdom, experience, and knowledge we need to take charge of ourselves, and by using the techniques in his new book we can enjoy lifelong healing and wellness.
During interviews, Master Sha will discuss:
• Easy techniques for relieving stress and promoting joy
• His personal story and why he has chosen to serve humanity
• The incredible stories of people helped by Master Zhi Gang Sha
• Ancient wisdom only known to grandmasters that can heal our minds, bodies, and transform our lives
• Practical ways to boost energy, raise immunity, heal mind/body blockages, transform your finances, and more
• Actual chantings he can read on-air to help your listeners relieve stress and be happier (hosts are blown away by these chantings – you don’t want to miss this!)
SOUL HEALING MIRACLES is the next book in his Soul Healing Miracle series that has helped thousands of people relieve illnesses that have plagued them for years. It offers knowledge to understand the connection between you, your mind, and the universe, and shows what you can do to improve this connection, which will improve your life. The book also shares different blessings and calligraphies to meditate on for whatever ails you, from the heart and kidneys to stress and even cancer.
Speak with Master Zhi Gang Sha for an eye opening look at how we can all create our own soul healing miracles.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Dr. and Master Zhi Gang Sha is a soul leader, a world-renowned master healer, and a divine servant. He is the creator of Soul Mind Body Medicine. He was trained as a conventional medical doctor in China and a doctor of Traditional Chinese medicine in Canada and China. The founder of the Institute of Soul Healing and Enlightenment and the Love Peace Harmony Movement, Master Sha is a grandmaster of many ancient disciplines, including qigong, tai chi, king fu, feng shui, and the I Ching. Master Sha is also an expert in the most advanced cellular healing science now occurring in China. In the West, he is involved in breakthrough research on the effects of spirit on the human system. Master Sha was named Qigong Master of the Year at the Fifth World Congress on Qigong. In 2006, he was honored with the prestigious Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission Award for his humanitarian efforts. His television program, The Power of Soul, debuted on public television in July 2010.

Good News will ask Dr. Sha:

1. Master Sha — our viewers have many challenges in their day to day lives from daily stress that causes health problems, mental worry, physical exhaustion, relationship issues, financial challenges. As a Grand Master of many ancient disciplines such as tai chi and qigong, how can viewers heal their bodies, minds, and souls in order to live a more healthy life?
2.. Your latest book, Soul Healing Miracles explores the power of soul healing calligraphy. How did you learn this ancient art form and how does it work?
3.. Can you offer a simple technique that anyone can easily incorporate into their life that will improve their health, reduce their stress levels, and in general make them happier and healthier?
4 . You have said that chanting alone or as a group can both relieve stress and bring you happiness. We’ve heard great things about this. Would you share an example of chanting with our audience?
5. Where could our audience purchase the book and find additional information on you and the valuable techniques that you offer?

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The typical U.S. household headed by a person age 65 or older has a net worth 47 times greater than a household headed by someone under 35, according to an analysis of census data released Monday.  If all of us “old farts” have all of the money, then let us try to elect someone who might be near honest and not be after feathering their own nests.

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