Celebrate Age, Fight Ageism.

Positive Aging – Birthday Cards:  Celebrate Age, Fight Ageism. According to the Oxford dictionary, Ageism can be defined as the “prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age.” This means that Ageism is based on stereotypes, and it is so rooted in our everyday life that a lot of times we fail to…

1. Which is the magic number?

1. Which is the magic number? Ageism builds on stereotypes and prejudices. One of the most common is the fetish for the age-number. News reporting age-numbers next to achievements are rarely helpful in understanding the matter and, often, perpetuate the stereotype of what one should or shouldn’t do at a certain age. In summer 2018…

2. What is the meaning of a number?

2. What is the meaning of a number? Ageism is real, and it is often hidden in everyday, everyday habits. Think about the day of ones’ birthday. A lot of people hide their age as if it was something to be ashamed of. “It is your 29th birthday. Again.” was the text written on a…

3. The more you age the happier you are.

The more you age the happier you are. One of the biggest stereotypes on age is the idea that old people are grumpy and sad. This is something that is just not true. A lot of studies have reported that old people are happier then teenagers or people that are in their 20,30 or 40….

4. We are all aging

4. We are all aging Aging is something we can’t really avoid. However, if we open any magazine, it seems it is. This is one of the biggest paradox related to the aging process: the ones that are aging successfully are the ones that, somehow, are able to stop the time or, better, to somehow…

5. Old=Bad, Young=Good?

5.Old=Bad, Young=Good? Often, we use the word old just to describe a situation where we feel bad. We all have done it. It is common to hear the words “I feel old” meant as a complaint, using the word old as a synonymous with ill, unattractive, a bit sad or not very agile. When our…