Bette Davis famously quipped that “Old age ain’t for sissies,” in a sly reference that age is fraught with difficulties and obstacles. But current research questions that warning. It turns out that the ages of 64- 84 may in fact be some of the happiest years we experience – the happiest time…

It all started with one question: “What can I do?” So much wrong and out of whack in the world; so much suffering; too few remedies to solve the ever-increasing problems. But individuals across the globe are responding, one by one, with surprising and heartwarming solutions…

We know supporting brain health is necessary to prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s. But in addition to the often endorsed crossword puzzles and Sudoku, there are some ancient time-tested techniques to ensure robust cognitive fitness. In this article I wanted to offer a couple of easy…

Some days it’s just plain hard to get out of bed and get moving. Low-to-no motivation and no reason to get going can feel like a blanket of lethargy stifling any inclination to do… well, anything. Here are a few ways to put some pep in your step, some cheer in your ear…

You ordered a hamburger, but a dumpling arrived! Do you become agitated and angry and send the unwelcome dish back to the kitchen? Not if you’re Shiro Oguni, a Japanese television producer who decided to transform this experience at a nursing home into an opportunity to raise awareness of dementia. A Unique Job Requirement He […]

As Flannery O’Connor famously quipped, anyone who has survived childhood has enough material to write for the rest of her life. That’s good for us because memoir writing is one of the most popular pursuits in retirement, but also daunting for many people…

Your kids have moved out of the house, you’re retired or soon to be, and if you’re divorced, or your spouse has passed, you’re no longer primarily a mom, or a career woman, or a wife. So, you may be asking yourself, “Who am I now, and what can I do with my life?”

Claude Monet is perhaps the most widely known of the Impressionist painters, and it was one of his paintings, which a critic disparagingly called only ‘an impression’ of a painting, which gave the group their name. He completed almost 250 water lily paintings of the pond in his beloved flower garden in Giverny, and they […]

From humankind’s earliest days creating sacred spaces has been a part of all cultures. Not only in churches, or temples, but also in homes worldwide, we’re drawn to establish personal sanctuaries for devotion, reflection, meditation, and prayer…

Do you doodle while you’re waiting on the phone or making lists? That’s good news because scribbling, coloring with crayons, or drawing random designs, it turns out, can boost your overall health and keep you sharper mentally. What might have seemed a luxury…