Knowing Myself Series: Part 5 – Conscious Choices and Staying the Course
As it turns out, managing annoying me is a full-time job. It is also the most rewarding job I have ever done. Who knew taking care of me, is even more rewarding than caring for others. No longer do I put others in front of myself. I make sure I am okay…
Read More4 Steps to Blaze a New Path for Yourself After 60
We all desire a smooth and fulfilling life path after 60. But what if living the life you desire requires you to become a trailblazer? And what does being a trailblazer after 60 even mean? In this new, five-part series for Sixty and Me readers, we are going…
Read MoreIf Green Space Acts Like Medication, What Is the Dosage?
Your body’s balance is kind of like a kid’s playground see-saw or teeter-totter moving up and down between two sides of the nervous system with ease. One side of the nervous system is speedy and the other is slower. This body balance…
Read MoreHow Creating a Belief Plan Will Help You Feel Better Immediately
If you feel stuck in a less-than-ideal life and can’t seem to find your way forward, consider that it may be because our brains are made for efficiency. The main goal of our primitive human brain is to keep us alive, and one way it accomplishes…
Read MoreHow It Feels to Live with Emotional Eating
As far as I can remember, I have always relied on food to be able to make it through the day without breaking down. I have always been overweight, and I was affected by severe obesity for much of my adult life. I reached out to everyone…
Read MoreHow to Breathe (Easier) as We Age
Many cultures recommend specific breathing patterns combined with movement, yoga and qigong for example, as practices to restore and maintain physical and mental health. From a Nutritious Movement perspective…
Read MoreKeeping the Marital Home in Divorce Can Be a Mistake
Keeping the marital home can be one of the biggest financial mistakes made in divorce. Many times, the reasons are emotional, and the costs, both financial and timewise, aren’t given enough consideration. There are both good reasons to keep…
Read MoreAre Your Thoughts Limiting Your Life?
I recently watched the National Geographic original series Limitless with Chris Hemsworth. It is an interesting and entertaining documentary on how the latest scientific research is changing conventional wisdom about the limits of the human body…
Read MoreAre You in the Reality Phase After Divorce?
If you’ve been reading about The Road Through Recovery after divorce, it is an easy, sensible way to pinpoint exactly where we are “stuck” or “in pain.” There are five phases within it. It is a cycle of feelings we experience in the divorce recovery process…
Read MoreStratford, Canada, Here We Come! A Cultural and Theatrical Binge
As we crossed the well-named Blue River Bridge over the St. Clair River from Port Huron, MI to Sarnia, ON Canada, we breathed the clean gun-less air of our northern neighbor. Sister-in-law, Norah, and I were on a five-day jaunt from Chicago…
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