George H. Schofield, Ph.D.'s Writings
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May.08.2013
Living On The Suncoast Magazine, May 2013
Mothers, in case you hadn’t noticed, are like the stars. They are infinite, diverse, and in motion. Under all that mothering are individual women. This was recently driven home by an encounter Brown Eyes and I had amidst the carrots and asparagus at the Everyday Foods store near our neighborhood of Palm Heights (elevation 14’).
Two women in their...
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Apr.07.2013
Living On The Suncoast Magazine, April 2013
OK. I’ll write about Retirement as you readers requested. But I want to use your examples to begin, your Diverse Voices of Retirement Experience.
We often talk inaccurately about Baby Boomers as if they are all similar or even homogenous. We also talk about Retirement as if it magically means the same thing for all of us. It doesn’t.
“I’m 55.” said Shirley Green...
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Mar.08.2013
Living On The Suncoast Magazine, March 2013
“I’m 65 today!” our neighbor Bill Wentwhistle announced proudly at Coffee World. “I’ve waited years for this moment. Now my real life begins. I can retire. I can qualify for all kinds of discounts. I’m a Senior!” He sat down in triumph to sip his large decaf with steamed skim milk.
After sincere birthday congratulations, my bicycling buddy, Eric, and I looked at...
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Column
Feb.14.2013
Living On The Suncoast Magazine, February 2013
There is a place in our neighborhood (Palm Heights, elevation 14’) I think of as The Sign Of The Heart. It isn’t a geographic place. It appears suddenly in those instants when I am paying attention and realize, “Oh! There’s love again. How reassuring and nutritious!”
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Jan.29.2013
Living On The Suncoast Magazine, January 2013
There she stood just inside our front door with her hands on her hips. “You keep writing about other people’s After 50 stories," she said. “Mine is different and it deserves telling, too."
Pushing past me she settled into a chair in our living room, said, “OK. Help me.”
“OK. I’ll play,” I said sitting down opposite her.
“Who are you?”
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Dec.05.2012
Living On The Suncoast Magazine, December 2012
Another holiday season is upon us. I know this for certain because the last of understated Halloween yard decorations (front yard-wide spider webs, full size fabric horses pulling giant fabric pumpkins, witches bigger than my car) disappeared.
They were replaced by understated Thanksgiving yard decorations (tons of fireproofed corn stalks in yards, bright dried...
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Nov.07.2012
Living On The Suncoast Magazine, October 2012
Remember Max? He’s five. “Almost 6!” he reminds me. I wrote about him in my A Portrait of July 4 In Palm Heights (elevation 14’) column. Max is the precocious boy who was carrying the platter of deviled eggs above his head, to his mother’s consternation. Well, there he was ringing my doorbell again. This time he was alone. “I think my grownups need some help,” he...
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Nov.01.2012
Living On The Suncoast Magazine, October 2012
Usually the end of a visit is the end. In our case the end was the beginning after last March’s Spring Break visit at our house (Palm Heights, elevation 14’) by one set of grandkids and their parents.
These grandkids call me Poppa. They live on one coast of the country. We live on the other coast.
Immediately upon her return to her home my oldest granddaughter,...
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Article
Oct.09.2012
Living On The Suncoast Magazine, September 2012
Grandkids - Recently, I interviewed a variety of kids, ages 7 to 17. Several were suspicious at first. Many had never had their opinion solicited before. “You really want to know what I think about grandparenting? Why?”
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Grandparents - Grandparenting, as we know it in our lifetimes, is a relatively recent...
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Aug.23.2012
Living On The Suncoast, August 2012
I couldn’t just blame my irritability on the national news, the state of the economy or the current crop of negative political ads. Yet again, after 50, I was finding I no longer cared about some of the things that had previously been important to me. This happens to many of us after 50 as we update and renew our sense of purpose and meaning. Sometimes we have to...
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For everyone searching for tools to deal with life after 50, this book should prove enlightening, inspiring, and helpful.”
—Richard Nelson Bolles, Author, What Color Is Your Parachute?
About George
George H. Schofield, PhD has over 40 years of knowledge and experience in lifelong development, successful aging, and extended employment—and how these intersect and affect individuals, employees, and businesses. He is an expert, innovator, and thought...