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We have wind chimes hanging at several spots around my house. Each one has different tonal qualities and was selected with great care. Yet it’s been crazy windy here lately, and their sounds have been loud and pronounced. It’s impossible not to hear them. It…

There’s a common notion that we engage in activism to keep ourselves busy after our work life ends. But is it really just about occupying our time? According to Dr. Thelma Reese, older adults are saving the world because we realize we still have a…

If you live in the parts of the country where winter presents itself in all it’s cold and blustery “glory”, you know that Groundhog Day is an important day on our calendar. After all, everyone knows that Punxsutawney Phil knows his stuff and I dearly…

I am not a big TV watcher. Not that there aren’t some great programs. For me, it’s most likely about my attention span at the end of the day. But I did recently watch the documentary on Netflix entitled “The Minimalists: Less is Now.” It…

We grew up with lots of beliefs. Some we’ve ejected along the way…do you remember “knowing” that girls were awful? Ok, so that was a first-grade thing. Needless to say, that belief of mine changed fast with the surge of testosterone. Some beliefs we hold…

As you might have surmised by now, I am probably the least handy person on the planet. Unlike my father, who built furniture, repaired plumbing, wired lights and switches, painted and wallpapered... I stop at changing light bulbs. But to my four-year-old granddaughter, I am…

In America, we’re taught that a good life is a happy life. Many of us have spent the core of our adult lives chasing success and happiness, but does accomplishing more really make us happier? Perhaps there is another path to wellbeing that’s deeper and…

The inauguration of the 46th President represents a new day. Amidst the restricted conditions of COVID and the threats of violence, our country has turned a page. One chapter finished—another begins. So it is with life after work. When we are no longer defined by…