‘Aging’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life

Creativity is linked in many complex ways both to general human wellness and to our sense of well-being. The more people do creative things simply because they love to do them, the greater their sense of satisfaction and joy.

The point of contemplating our future death is to bring us back to a vivid consciousness of the here and now. The purpose is to clarify the choices we have, to have a sense of our priorities so that we can take steps to shape our lives around them.

It seems to me that some things can only come to older people. I can only know some things having tried them out — my dietary preferences, or how I prefer to conduct a friendship, for instance.

Living in the here and now brings liveliness. So what about reminiscing? Is this living in the past instead of the here and now?

New research on the emotional effects of being aware of the passage of time — and, in particular, of an approaching ending — sheds some light on age-related differences in emotional experiences and may also be of interest to mental health practitioners in the context of ending therapeutic relationships.