The 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 Unexpected Gifts that Come from Being a Lifelong Learner
My college degree was not what I thought it would be. It didn’t prepare me for life. But what it gave me was this: it taught me how to learn. It made me a lifelong student. Read More
What I Learned from Competing in the New York State Senior Tennis Games
I just returned from the New York State Senior Olympics, held about an hour from my home. I played both singles and doubles tennis. Read More
How Boomerang App Can Help You Get Control of Your Email
I have to get my oil changed, but I really hate the procedure. So, I planned ahead. I would do this detested chore in the least time possible with a minimum of psychic pain. Read More
5 Amazing Ways That Tea Brings People Together
Tea not only has an incredibly rich history, but it also happens to be the number two drink in the world. It comes in second only to water. Read More
4 Ways to Become a Financially Savvy “Bag Lady”
Do you often imagine your future as a disheveled, elderly lady, pushing a wobbly cart overflowing with belongings down the street? Read More
A Doctor Explains the Importance of Adding Magnesium to Your Diet After 60
Why should we care whether we take enough magnesium? Read More
5 Ways to Be at Peace After a Cancer Diagnosis… When Healing Is a Full Time Job
Like most of the women reading Sixty and Me, I have always been the matriarch and doer. Looking back at my old journals reminded me I always used to have a million balls in the air, projects with the community and with my family. Read More
6 Powerful Ways to Live a Longer and More Meaningful Life
We all hunger to have meaning in our lives. This doesn’t change as we age. Research by Rush University Medical Centre found a link between life purpose and cognitive decline in people showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Read More
When Retirement Becomes Less About Money and More About Emotional Wealth
In 1964, Bob Dylan wrote the song, “The Times They Are a-Changin’.” As he sang those famous words, I wonder if he had any idea how much they would come to represent an entire generation of Americans. Read More