Unconditional love – called Agape (more or less meaning “love for everyone and everything”) by the Ancient Greeks – is love without limits, without expectations, without conditions. It’s the kind of love that’s not about romantic gestures or family loyalty…

On this fresh, cool, sun-dappled morning, I feel washed clean, full of clarity and determined to make some needed changes in my post-60 life. This state of mind came to me through some tough work over the past 10 days…

Did you know the way you perceive relationships with people and how you see your own sense of worth and value in the world has been greatly influenced by the media since the time you were born? If you are not consciously aware of where…

My marriage ended after many years – a shock to me, though my then-husband had envisioned it for decades. Navigating the emotional pain and necessary changes felt overwhelming. Yet, today, I can look back without the sting of hurt. Instead, healing…

‘Ageism’ is a word first coined in 1969 by American psychiatrist Robert N. Butler. He was referring to systematic stereotyping or discrimination against people because they are old. Through the years, the definition of ‘ageism’ has evolved to mean prejudice…

Eugenie was telling me how wonderful she felt. This was unusual and unexpected because she was in her early 70s and had several health challenges, but on this day she told me: “Something has shifted, and it’s all because I did something…

Season alert: autumn has arrived. This is actually my time of the year because it feels abundantly joyful to adhere to the custom of planting new seeds and witnessing new growth. In a spiritual sense, autumn is about taking inventory and making an assessment…

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?”

Do you ever feel a bit lost? Are there days when you lose your sparkle and question who you are and what you’re doing? Do you sometimes feel irrelevant and that you don’t have much to look forward to? It’s so easy sometimes to get stuck…

As the years and decades fly by, too often we think of ourselves as “over the hill,” done with the fun and exciting things that life has to offer. By the time we get to 60 and then some, it seems there’s nothing much to look forward to, other than quiet times on the couch…