by Gordon Parry | Aug 28, 2025 | Aging, Family, Living Longer
Aging is inevitable, undeniable, and deeply part of the human experience. However, despite its universality, it is often described inaccurately and incompletely. Common narratives reduce aging to decline, limiting possibilities, shutting doors, and a time when our...
by Gordon Parry | Aug 28, 2025 | Abundance, Family, Living Longer, Optimism
I believe the later years of life are full of possibilities, growth, and meaning. Today, I want to share both a metaphor and a mindset that help me understand this more clearly. I live on a property with a restored 100-year-old dairy barn. Its wood, stone foundation,...
by Gordon Parry | Aug 28, 2025 | Family, Multiple Generations
Today, I want to elaborate on the idea of patina by linking it to what science uncovers about the later stages of life. One reason we struggle to see aging clearly is the negativity bias. Humans tend to notice threats and losses more readily, and they remember them...
