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The outdoor furniture, hoses, pots and assorted decorations are stored away for the winter. The vegetable garden is clear of stakes and cages until the spring. The bushes are trimmed back, bulbs are planted, and the last application of fertilizer was put down on the…

This past Thanksgiving was lovely. Both of our children and grandchildren were with us. Not to mention, our daughter-in-law is expecting a baby in February, which gives us three granddaughters. Our lives are overflowing with blessings. This year, our celebration was significantly smaller than most…

With a longer life expectancy than humans have ever experienced before, retirement today is about much more than money. But a challenge we face during this transition is living in a culture that worships youth and disparages the elder.  That is part of the reason…

We measure our lives in trips around the sun; time on task, years at work, decades of raising a family, weeks on vacation. The clock and the calendar remind us of the passage of time. Tick, tick, tick. Our lives progress and, at some point,…

Check out this TEDx talk with Richard J. Dawson, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin. The talk is entitled: How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains. Useful, important and meaningful! Let me know what you think: CLICK HERE  …

The Stanford Center on Longevity began a research project in 2018. Newly released, the result is entitled, “The New Map of Life.” It's quite interesting, with profound implications for future generations. But most importantly, how we think about aging and the aspects of life design.…

We already know fitness is good for us. What many of us don’t know is that a specific type of workout can actually slow down the aging process. In fact, you might be surprised to learn what is still physically possible as we age.  Today…

We live in a world of noise and distraction. Via external and internal sources, we are constantly bombarded with an assault on our brains and bodies. It’s akin to watching a Twitter feed of continuous input—bam, bam, bam, steadily providing more things to process. While…