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1 year ago

Returning to Old Pleasures Can Renew Your Spirit

I retuned my old acoustic guitar the other day. Not to get too geeky on the music side, but this was not a retuning to the traditional approach, adjusting the tone for each string to the standard E, A, D, G, B, E. This was alternate tuning. It’s referred to as…

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1 year ago

Why Is Anxiety So Common in Women 60+?

If you’re a woman over 60 experiencing anxiety you’re not alone! Anxiety is widespread among women who are aging. However, anxiety that gets in the way of living a productive, satisfying life is not normal. Did you know that women are twice…

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1 year ago

How to Find Joy in Growing Older

I often ask seniors what it feels to be old, and I receive a multitude of answers. One person told me they use the word “older” instead of “old.” To her it feels good to grow older, but not be old. Another person told me when her body…

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1 year ago

Your Midlife Wake-Up Call: The Liberating Art of Forgetting

Let’s face it. You’ve spent decades accumulating. Accumulating memories, responsibilities, worries, habits, maybe even grudges. Your mind is a jam-packed attic of experiences, some cherished, some, let’s just say, past their expiration date. But what if I told…

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1 year ago

The Fascinating World of Dreams

I am captivated by dreams and what they tell us. But I am not an expert. Just someone who has tried to interpret my own dreams – and occasionally those of my family, when asked. Do you dream a lot? It can be very interesting to try to make sense of dreams…

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1 year ago

Brother Time and Sister Space

According to Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, time and space are dimensions of the Time-Space Continuum. I picture the two dimensions as members of the same family, envisioning a sibling rivalry between time and his sister space…

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1 year ago

Setting Myself Up for a Good Day

Amidst the natural disasters, troubling news and unsettled political climate that surrounds me lately, I’ve had to level up my intentions for a peaceful and content life, adding a few extra habits into my daily practice that help me maintain an optimistic spirit, even when it feels…

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1 year ago

How to Handle Criticism and Stop Living for Other People’s Opinions

Ever find yourself replaying a critical comment over and over in your mind? Maybe it was something your boss said about your work, or a friend’s off-hand remark about your choices. Whatever it was, criticism has a way of sticking with us – especially if we’re used to seeking…

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1 year ago

How the Decisions You Make Communicate Your Priorities and Values After 60

All day long, you make decisions – some large, some small. Each one of them reflects the things that you feel are important. What is the basis for this or that decision? It’s something that may not be immediately apparent as you go about…

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1 year ago

How Happy Do You Feel in Your Own Skin? Growing Old May Have Something to Do with It

An old friend and I were chatting recently via email. She had sent me a photograph she had taken of me earlier that day. I replied that it made me notice how very white my hair is and that I needed a haircut…

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