The following article is excerpted from Healthy Aging Magazine.To continue reading this article and more like it, log in or subscribe to Healthy Aging Magazine, the lifestyle magazine that is all about following your passion and what you can do rather than what you cant.For generations, we were taught that life followed a predictable path: education, career, retirement, and a gradual slowing down.But todays adults are rewriting that script.In Aging Isnt a Straight Line Anymore and Thats Good News, Marcus Riley explores a more flexible approach to agingone that recognizes lifes twists, transitions, reinventions, and unexpected opportunities.
Whether its returning to work, becoming a caregiver, moving to a new community, or pursuing a long-delayed dream, many adults find themselves moving between stages rather than following a fixed timeline.The article introduces the concept of the Flicker phase, those in-between periods when were leaving one chapter behind but havent fully entered the next.Rather than viewing these moments as setbacks, Riley suggests they may be signs of growth, adaptation, and possibility.Marcus Riley is co-author with Stuart Kaplan of Your Aging Advantage: The 7 New Stages of Aging.Read the full article in the Spring/Summer 2026 issue of Healthy Aging Magazine and discover why aging may be less about following a roadmapand more about learning to navigate lifes changing rhythms.Subscribeorlogin to read more
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