Understanding Living Longer

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Be a winner….

Mention Charles Darwin and more than likely you think about his book – The Origin of Species – it can be summarised in just five words – ‘the survival of the fittest’. Most people think of Darwinian evolution as being a slow process that happens over millions of years so you may be surprised to […]

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Emotional Journeys

One privilege of working with clients as they face up to the reality of living longer is being able to share the emotional journey they travel.  Core to understanding living longer is accepting that none of us are Peter Pan and that inevitably, every life journey will have an end.  Accept this and you realise […]

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Manifesto for the Future

During the current outbreak of election fever I have been heartened to see that some of those standing for election are, at long last, starting to mention some of big issues that we UK voters – and the rest of the world – must eventually face. Any party brave enough to start the discussion will […]

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Start a dynasty…

Some years ago I visited a friend, a Chartered Surveyor who, as a land agent, acts for some of the oldest families in Scotland. During my stay he gave an insight into his world, a glimpse into a completely different way of family thinking. I had been brought up on a British version of the […]

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Life Skills

EML helps people to make the most of living longer. Today’s octogenarians are pioneers. There have always been a few people who lived to a great age, but never before have so many lived for so long. All round the world people today are living longer than their parents and grandparents, yet for many not […]

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