Changing Lanes Blog: Social/political Activism

Apr
07

Making a Difference

Mother and Child Reunion

This is the first of a two-part series on the topic of choosing to change lanes to become more socially engaged at a grass roots level. Since publishing Changing Lanes, Susan and I have come across several remarkable change artists who have deepened our understanding…
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Mar
24

Maintaining your health is key to independence

Stay with the chase as long as you can.

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about the dimension of time. Then, quite recently, a reader wrote in, quoting Seneca: “we should live each day as a separate life.”  Now, I must confess that when Bryan Chong first submitted his comment, I first…
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Mar
17

The Not-for-Profit Lane

Lions and Tigers and Bears

In their second half, many boomers would like to figure out how to earn a living while serving the wider community. Willing to give up some of the financial benefits of their careers for the psychic benefits of working for the common good, they hope to…
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Mar
03

Do you have a craving to be your own boss?

Oh Fudge!

You’ve had a good run in your career and now you’re ready for something new. Maybe you can’t quite afford to ride off into the sunset. Or maybe you have a recessive entrepreneurial gene that’s demanding to assert its dominance in this stage of your…
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Feb
11

Political Activism

The Times They are a-Changin'

The 60s has been labeled the era of sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll, but for those who came of age in that decade, it was much more. It was also the time when many of us were swept up in social/political movements to advance…
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Jan
28

Do Well by Doing Good

Rainbow Warrior

The baby boomer search for spiritual fulfillment has a long history. The ’60s “Age of Aquarius” gave rise to the ’70s consciousness raising groups and est retreats. And, in the last two decades, we have witnessed a marked increase in traditional religious study and a…
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Jan
20

Are you Living Your Life on Autopilot?

These are the Glory Days

 My husband, Bill, and I have a weekly ritual. We fill up our respective plastic pill dispensers with the myriad of white, blue, red and yellow miracle drugs that keep our body chemistries in balance. Brilliant invention, that thingamajig—it not only keeps you organized pharmacologically,…
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Jan
07

Giving Back and Making a Real Impact

Live Long and Prosper

After launching Changing Lanes, I had planned to write a sequel and dive deeper into the topic of  Paying it Forward. I had amassed a large amount of research material on people who had achieved some level of success—e.g. the lucky ones who hit it…
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