Shift from Aging to Growing –
When you are a child, we talk about how you are growing or developing.  But at some point, when you are an adult, we say you are aging.  Why is this?  Is it because of our culture, upbringing, biases, stereotypes, values, or expectations?  Simply stated, it’s because of accidental ageism.

Often, we accidentally commit ageist blunders because it is so ingrained in us.  However, if we shift our language from “aging” to “growing”, we can begin to play in a new arena and take the first step toward eradicating ageism.
What is Age…