4 Benefits of Staying in Your Own Home a Little Longer – While Starting Your Next Tree
When I moved into my newly built home more than 10 years ago, the city planted small trees on the front lawns of most of the homes. While many homeowners got spindly young saplings, I was fortunate enough to get a tall…
Read MoreGratitude Can Change Your Life – 3 Tips from Betty White
Betty White died in December, a few weeks shy of her 100th birthday. She was an American icon who was fiercely adored for her incredible comic timing and brilliance. She was a firecracker in my book. Funny, witty, and determined to create her art for eight decades…
Read MoreHave You Written an Emotional Will?
Part of the aging process includes handling practical matters such as ensuring one’s affairs are in order. If you’ve not already done so, in the future you’ll most likely prepare a “Will” directing distribution of your assets and personal effects…
Read MoreRecognizing and Treating Depression in Older Adults
Everyone experiences the occasional blues or lethargy. But if feelings of sadness or tiredness occur more often than not, do not ignore them. It is important to pay attention to how long these emotional waves last, as they may signal…
Read MoreA Step-By-Step Guide to Finding Your Sense of Adventure and Creativity After 50
There are a few myths about aging circulating out there, and here’s one of them: aging makes you less adventurous and less creative. This is so not true. Let’s quickly debunk with these impressive women who hit their adventurous…
Read MoreLiberate Yourself from the Cage Wide-Open!
Do you find it easier to sit on the perch, viewing and interacting with the world through the safety of your cage? Is it easier for you to nest within your comfort zone or tolerate your discomfort rather than taking a reasonable risk…
Read MoreHas Your Age Become an Excuse for Not Really Living? Here’s What to Do!
My car has a feature which I find totally annoying. When I’m close to what the ‘powers-that-be’ determined is my next required maintenance, a little box pops up on the dash-screen announcing “Maintenance required soon!..”
Read MoreDo You Know How to Handle the Space Before Death? 3 Priceless Lessons I Learned from My Aunty Kay
May 20th marked the fourth anniversary of my Aunt Kay’s passing. Even though she’s not with us, her memory lives on in my life in a multitude of ways. She taught me how to live life to the fullest…
Read MoreWhat Advice Would You Give to Your Graduating Grandchildren?
We always think holiday time in November and December is so busy, but if you are a parent or grandparent, have you ever realized how busy summer is? Last days of school, finals, graduations, Memorial Day, vacations, 4th of July… whew!
Read More60 and Estranged? What You Need to Know About Happiness and 3 Keys to Personal Growth
Family estrangement for women in their 60s is more common than you think. More than 70 million people in the United States report experiencing estrangement from family members. For some, estrangement is a choice due to self-preservation…
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