Fireside Conversations with Dr. Roger
Health Rediscovered
Serving OthersNov. 12, 2014
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Most veterans will tell you that their time in service was among the most meaningful and rewarding in their lives. It doesn't take much thought to understand why. We are human, and our distant ancestors struggled in a hostile world to survive. They did survive, and we are here today because they banded together and all worked for the common purpose of survival. This tendency (more of a need) to be socially connected to others and to work for a higher purpose is wired into our very DNA. When we're doing it, whether it's in a military situation, a sports team, volunteering for some worthy cause, we are better for it-better to our very core. And the research on aging tells us we are much more likely to have a better aging experience when we are engaged with others.

 

In many ways, my own life was defined by just a few years of being in a flying squadron, both in peace and in combat, with a small group of aviators experiencing life and death, gains and losses, off in a foreign country in the service of others. It marked me in ways I don't fully understand, but I know for sure that it was a gift.

 

I serve in different ways now: with the magnificent Masterpiece Living Team, with the many residents and associates of the seventy-plus communities in the Masterpiece Living Network, and within the aging services profession. I work with them for the benefit of all, so that we and future generations can live lives that are full and meaningful, no matter what our age.*

 

This Week: Consider looking at your own life and asking yourself, "How can I better serve my community? What can I do to benefit future generations?" 

 

Live long. Live well!

 

Have you read the Nov/Dec issue of the Mosaic? READ IT HERE 

*Excerpt from "A Veteran's View," published in the Nov/Dec. 2014 issue of the Mosaic by Masterpiece Living. 

 

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Dr. Roger Landry is the author of Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging.
 
In Live Long, Die Short, Dr. Roger shares a path that anyone can take, at any point in life, who wants to achieve authentic health and empower themselves to age in a better way. 

Live Long, Die Short is a 2014 Living Now Book Award Gold Medal Winner, has been endorsed by AARP, and is a 2014 Top Pick for MORE magazine
 
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