The secret to aging well, by Chip Conley
Meditative Story
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4.6 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2023
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
A California native, Chip Conley grew up visiting the towering redwoods and indulging his curiosity about wise and aging things. But as an adult pioneering a boutique hotel company, he begins to feel the weight of middle age and loses the curiosity that once drove him to innovate and explore. In his story, Chip shares the journey that led him to founding the Modern Elder Academy and how he learned to embrace his own aging and appreciate the wisdom of the elders in his life.
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| 1:06.4 | There's a particular cactus I like to walk to. |
| 1:09.9 | It's an old cardone. |
| 1:12.5 | It's gangly. |
| 1:14.3 | It's so old that it barely has spines on it. |
| 1:18.0 | And here's the thing. |
| 1:19.9 | The ones it has are soft, not spiky. |
| 1:25.1 | I reach my hand out. |
| 1:27.6 | I want to touch this old cactus. |
| 1:30.5 | I pet the soft spines, feeling the tickle in my palm. |
| 1:36.3 | I step in closer. |
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