We invented the clock. And now we are controlled by it. It is as if we have this clock tower in the middle of the square and we make our daily journey to it. But before the clock, time was measured by the movement of the sun,moon,stars,seasons…by nature. Once we invented the clock, it was […]

Continuing the gain:We are conditioned to put ourselves in neat little boxes all throughout our lives. The job box, responsibility box, family box,education box,economy box. In fact it is a series of boxes inside boxes. It is like some perverted doll inside a doll inside a doll.The boxes can get pretty small and light…even have […]

The gain at the Gate: As we get older we shed the layers of fear of aging, fear of failure,fear of illness or disease. As we get older we lose the need for being right all the time…age has taught us the fallacy of that nonsense. And as we age we gain insight,understanding and wisdom […]

The loss at the Gate: All Gates hold a certain loss for us all. Whether it is a successful event or not, by passing through the Gate there is a loss. A loss of that challenge, experience,event,excitement and fear.Ageism is a discrimination. Any discrimination makes you feel less. Sexism,racism,ageism are all an effort to make […]

The Revelation of the Gate: Where did "senior citizen" come from? Why the adjective "senior".There is a whole industry established that feeds off this adjective and ,what I believe, is a false sense of concern. A false "kindness". There are retirement , assisted living facilities, care centers, early bird specials, park entrances and more all […]

June 11, 2010: I realized that there is an invisibility that occurs as we reach certain ages. The CEO, lawyer, doctor,teacher,lab assistant, therapist,author who, a week before was in the vital mix of the day meeting clients,customers,patients,opponents assistants, was suddenly and simply a "senior citizen." With that label a whole series of events takes place. But is it […]