Turning Age into Art

Living a Creative and Awakened Second Half of Life

Put a Little Buzz into Your Life.


The Art of Levitating

The Art of Levitating

When it comes to pandemics, there is probably no more valuable skill to acquire than mastering the art of levitation. One might reasonably argue that developing a vaccine should earn a higher spot on my list than floating on air, but I am just hopeful enough to...

read more
Stretching Your Way to a Better World

Stretching Your Way to a Better World

Touching My Toes By Summer

It’s a divisive and troubled world, my friends. We have to do something to make a stand and do our part to save the Earth. I don’t know what you have planned, but I have officially thrown my cap over the wall and hereby declare that I will touch my toes by the twentieth day of June. Deep bend. Fingers on top of toes.

read more
Stargazing & the Art of Aging Well

Stargazing & the Art of Aging Well

The Challenge to Go to Infinity and Beyond

Scientists tell us that for every grain of sand on Earth, there are 10,000 stars in the universe (along with 275 million new stars born every day). I offer this just in case you need to remind yourself that there is more to life than the small planet we’re living on, or the three new brown spots you just discovered on your arm, or the hearing aids you can’t find without your glasses.

read more
Say Yes to No

Say Yes to No

Nee. Nā. La'. Ne. Nej. Non. Ei. Ochi. Loh. Tidak. Não. Net. Nein. Or as they say in Nepalese…NO! No is a beautiful word, my friends. It rolls off the tongue like poetry. And it's not just for four-year-olds anymore. It belongs to wise poets, fierce warriors, and anyone who wants a better second half of life. I hope you will do yourself a favor and check out this week's post. You deserve a little NO in your life.

read more
The Making of a Modern Elder

The Making of a Modern Elder

Q&A With Chip Conley

Oxygen Blazers is back! Our tribute to those trailblazing men and women who are finding new ways to inspire us all to live a creative and awakened second half of life. Today, we bring you Chip Conley, author of Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, and founder of the Modern Elder Academy. Enjoy!

read more
Making Your Life a Work of Art

Making Your Life a Work of Art

A Masterclass From My Wife

When people ask me what my wife Terri is like, I like to tell the story of how I once walked into the kitchen and found her with her head halfway in the oven. She was in there a good five minutes before she came out. She looked at me and smiled. “The hairdryer broke.”

read more
The Magic of Hello

The Magic of Hello

There are over 2,700 ways to say hello on this planet, not counting handshakes, fist bumps, smiles, nods, winks, bows, hugs and rubbing noses. Hello. Ciao. Bonjour. Konnichiwa. Mambo. Go ahead, pick your favorite, or do as they do in Tibet—stick out your tongue, which for the non-Tibetans in the crowd, is a sign of respect and a simple way to send a message that you care.

read more
Finding Your Voice in the Second Half of Life

Finding Your Voice in the Second Half of Life

In case you haven’t noticed (and no hard feelings if you haven’t), but things have been quiet here at Oxygen Buzz. I came down with laryngitis. And not the kind my wife is always hoping for, but the lesser-known and much more lethal variety that attacks the creative arteries and weakens the spine. It’s a creative paralysis that strikes when you think you have nothing to say, or if you do, no backbone to share it.

read more
What to do with the Rest of Your Life

What to do with the Rest of Your Life

The Anti-Bucket List Experiment

Oxygen Buzz has a love-hate relationship with the bucket list. Too often bucket lists are tied to deep bank accounts—five-star huts on deserted islands or helicopter skiing in the Alps. And then there all those bucket list adventures that require you to be a Navy Seal—parachuting into volcanos and running with bulls. Perhaps most unfortunate, bucket lists have become a cliché for getting older—the idea that we must live large and dangerous before the hourglass empties.

read more
The Modern Elder Academy

The Modern Elder Academy

Transformation comes in many shapes and sizes. For me, it was green and came in a bowl, with just the right hint of salt. Yes. I ate guacamole for the first time in my life (and I live in L.A. with grandparents that came from Mexico).

read more
Embracing Death on the Path to a More Meaningful Life

Embracing Death on the Path to a More Meaningful Life

The Six Feet Under Experiment

Draw the blinds, open the windows, and let the sun in, my friends—it’s time to talk about death. And, for the record, we’re not embarking on this experiment because we’re over 50, or we believe we have more days in the rearview mirror than we do on the road ahead. That would be way too much of a cliché. We’re talking about death so we can re-engage with life, without fear—head first and with gusto.

read more
Old Age Reconsidered

Old Age Reconsidered

We are honored to present our first guest post—straight from our Oxygen Buzz community.

Meet Martha Hendricks, a good friend and beautiful spirit who has much to say, starting with her first post. Enjoy. We know we did.

read more
Declutter Your Way to a More Meaningful Life

Declutter Your Way to a More Meaningful Life

The Upside of Downsizing

We know. Just what you wanted—one more article about downsizing. We hear your pain, and we’re doing it anyway. And, yes, we know that when it comes to maneuvering the complexities of getting older, downsizing is a ripe topic. It’s the rage on all the over-50 sites. But, there's a reason for that…

read more

The Oxygen Buzz Challenge
(Start at the Beginning)

Challenge #1: Finding Your Voice
Challenge #2: The Magic of Hello
Challenge #3: Making Your Life a Work of Art
Challenge #4: Say Yes to No
Challenge #5: Stargazing & the Art of Aging Well
Challenge #6: Stretching Your Way to a Better World 

 

bee

Categories

Instagram

Join the Movement

Get Buzzed: Subscribe To Our Blog & Much More

Commit. Throw your hat in the ring. Become a part of the movement.
No SPAM. No Yak Urine.

Just helpful hints and inspirations to live a better second half of life. You deserve it.

You have Successfully Subscribed!

Pin It on Pinterest