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How to Find Your Calling

Four ideas helped me find it in my seventies.

6 min read3 days ago

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What’s the Best Way To Meditate as a Hopeful Beginner?

My response to a 78-year-old beginner’s question about meditation

5 min readMay 21, 2024

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Why I’m Still Happy Practicing Mindfulness (Meditation) at 79

But why do so many people give up before they even start?

6 min readMay 15, 2024

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How Does It Feel to Be 79 Years Old?

It can be heaven on the inside and hell on the outside.

5 min readApr 26, 2024

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How Does It Feel to Be 79 Years Old?

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How Practicing Mindfulness Makes Old Age Surprisingly Better

My old age has been a steady transition from meditation to writing to self-acceptance — and it keeps getting better.

6 min readApr 19, 2024

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All the Wisdom You Need for Old Age Is in One Small Book

Four traits I’m dialing down as I approach 80.

8 min readApr 5, 2024

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I’ve Got The Best Doctor Ever — She Makes Life Easy

But, 32 percent of older people say their doctor doesn’t listen to them.

4 min readMar 30, 2024

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I Now Understand My Life Purpose — I’m In The Optimism Business

I can’t afford to see only the dark side.

5 min readMar 27, 2024

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What Are the Benefits of Learning New Things in Your Old Age?

Here are two ways learning new skills has enriched my life.

6 min readMar 26, 2024

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How I Stay Healthy at 79 by Accepting Life and Living Mindfully

But there are some warning signs on the horizon.

7 min readMar 22, 2024

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Gary Buzzard

Gary Buzzard

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I write two times a week on meditation, mindfulness, and aging gracefully—on accepting life, not fighting it. You may email me at gary@20-MinuteVacation.com.

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