January Is National Journaling Month
I’ve been journaling since the age of 10, when my mother gave me a journal to help me cope with the death of my grandmother, who’d been my caretaker. Little did I realize that my mother’s seemingly simple gesture would set the stage…
Read MoreWhy It Is Important to Show Your Gratitude – the Benefits of Grateful Living
Kristi Nelson is the executive director of a Network for Grateful Living. I was particularly interested in the topic of gratitude because – of all the traits I observe in older adults living a quality life – that one consistently rises to the top…
Read More5 Life Changing Books that Helped Me to Find Authenticity, Gratitude, and Meaning
Books teach us about who and how we are in the world. They speak to our loftiest ideals and our darkest shadows. Books reveal humanity’s path. Read More
Why Cultivating Gratitude Is a Reset Button for Positivity After 60
The rice paddies that stretch out from the house are flooded now, reflecting the sky with big puff-ball clouds that turn pink, then orange, then white as the morning sun rises. Read More
Why Gratitude Is Essential When Facing Tough Times at Any Age
I know it sounds completely counter-intuitive, even paradoxical. Giving gratitude during tough times. How nonsensical, not to mention challenging, is that?
Read MoreThe New Benefits of Journaling: 7 Ways Diaries and Journals Have Grown Up and Gone Digital
While you might equate journaling to a high school summer assignment, there have been studies that show multiple benefits beyond improved writing skills. Research indicates that daily journaling promotes stress relief, managing anxiety, increased productivity and more. Read More
5 Ways to Cultivate Gratitude in Daily Life After 60
It’s that time of year again: the time when we make resolutions. A few years back, I decided that rather than set specific, time-bound goals for myself each year, I would embrace an annual concept. One year it was slow living. Another year it was authenticity.
This year my concept is gratitude. Read More
Doing a “Life Review” Can Help You to Find Happiness After 60
Not many people know this, but, I keep several journals by my bed. My favorite is a gratitude journal, in which I write down all of the things that I am grateful for. Today, I would like to talk about how keeping a journal can help you to find happiness in life after 60. I will also explain what a “life review” is and why you might want to do one. Come join us for a cup of tea (or coffee) and a chat. And, if you enjoy the show, please tell one friend about us today. Your support means so much to me! Read More
My Grace Is Gone; One More Drink and I’ll Move On
Like many women, I am a fixer, which also seems to go hand in hand with being a (reformed) control freak. If I even think there will be a difficulty with something or someone, my brain immediately goes into high gear coming up with numerous…
Read More5 Ways to Discover Your New Path in the Transition to Retirement
When you’re a year or two away from retirement, or from your kids graduating and moving on with their lives, you start fantasizing about how wonderful it’s going to be to have lots of free time…
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