Are Your Clothes Enhancing or Impairing Your Lifestyle After 60?
I want to talk about fashion that enhances our lifestyle. Is your lifestyle healthy with lots of movement? Do you enjoy hobbies that dirty your clothes? Are you attending small group events? Do you travel or like relaxing at home? These activities require…
Read MoreRediscovering the Joy of Dance
We all know how important it is to keep active in our later years. It’s the catch-all remedy for any ailment you can think of, along with quitting smoking and eating healthily. And, of course, it is true: the older you get the more the muscles are prone…
Read MoreThe Lotus and the Mud: What We Can Learn About Personal Growth
Consider this: The beautiful, genteel lotus flower comes from a dark, dank, hidden place. This hardy plant’s roots grow deep in the muddy sediment of a murky pond. Its nutrient rich tuber “seed” has all it needs in potential form for its ascent into plant-hood…
Read More8 Spiritual Journeys from Around the World
Throughout history, humans have embarked on pilgrimages and voyages in pursuit of blessings, wealth, fortune, divine intervention, spiritual leaders, and a myriad of other reasons. These journeys could even be considered the earliest manifestations of tourism…
Read MoreOsteoporosis: 3 Natural Ways for Better Bone Health
When I received the results of my recent bone scan it wasn’t good news. I’ve always been physically active, but I am slightly built, a major risk factor for osteoporosis. While drugs are effective for some, side effects are severe for others…
Read MoreManage a Challenging but Fulfilled Life Outside Your Comfort Zone with These 3 Strategies
I just returned from a three-week trip to northern Spain and Portugal. Every day, every minute, I was living outside my comfort zone. Granted, I was having a fabulous time, given that I was encountering new people, places and things…
Read MoreDo You Vacation for Self-Care or Self-Indulgence?
Vacations are supposed to be about exploring new places or relaxing, but vacationers often tend to over-indulge in food, drink and merriment. That may help you to relax, but do you feel rejuvenated or invigorated after such a vacation?
Read MoreSixty, Single, and Loving It!
I have worked on myself for many years; you might say it has been a life-long practice of mine. I got married young, 19, and have spent more than half of my life married. Therefore, when I found myself single, I made it my mission to date, meet men…
Read MoreHow Well Do You Maintain Your Body?
My favorite philosopher, Socrates, said, “It’s a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” The ancient Greek physician Herophilus stated, “When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, strength…
Read MoreDo You Know WHY Breathing Is a Key Factor in Your Wellness?
I think of breathing in two different ways, after we acknowledge that breathing is mandatory for life and air always enters into the lungs. #1: I use breath in a way that helps me to harness my reflexive core in exercise or to manage load…
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