5 Real Reasons You Are Still Single
As a dating consultant, I have listened to thousands of women explain why they are still single. Excuses include “all the good men are taken/married,” “my career kept me engaged and I woke up one day celebrating my 55th birthday,” “after the divorce I was busy…
Read More5 Ways to Raise More Compassionate Grandchildren
We all hope to see our grandchildren grow up to be happy, healthy, productive and compassionate adults. The part about compassion becomes a huge challenge in today’s world where media frequently spews out negativity and prods us to criticise others…
Read MoreFun Fall Activities to Do with Your Grandkids that Boost Healthy Aging
It’s not hard to let the mind wander to visions of fires, pumpkin spice, the jittery excitement of the holidays right around the corner. If you’re already making your autumn plans, don’t miss these clever ideas for activities to do with your grandkids…
Read MoreHow to Deal with Having an Estranged Adult Child
Mothering is filled with both blessings and pain. Not too long ago, one of my children was estranged from me. It was not how I envisioned a relationship with an adult child. At the time, I wasn’t completely sure where she was living and had no reliable way to contact her…
Read More7 Important Tips to Help You Respect Your Time in Retirement (Check Out #5)
After numerous requests to take on a major volunteer project, and after declining several times, I ultimately said “Yes.” That ‘yes’ resulted, for the better part of a year, in much more of my time than I had anticipated…
Read MoreHow to Start Your Own “Compliment Campaign”
I was walking into an office building several weeks ago, and a woman walking toward me said, “That shade of red is beautiful on you.” I thanked her and immediately had a smile on my face. It made me happy…
Read MoreWhat Is Hybrid Exercise, and How Can It Help You?
Hybrid working became common after the pandemic. It’s where you work from the office sometimes and from home the rest of the time. Did you know there’s also such a thing as hybrid exercise? We’ve seen a lot of it over the last year or so…
Read MoreThe Art of Managing Anxiety in Uncertain Times
These are uncertain and anxious times. I can’t help but think more of us are anxious and tense than in previous years: I know my friends and I are. So what to do about that anxiety, especially if it’s multiplied?
Read MoreHow to Stop “Blending in” at 60 and Beyond
I believe that later is greater. Of course, I didn’t believe that for a long time. I never really thought about becoming middle-aged or even beyond. As I’ve shared with many, I never thought about aging because I wasn’t going to let it happen to me…
Read MoreMisunderstandings About the Financial Power of Attorney Document
Do you know if your financial power of attorney document is a “springing” or an “immediate” authorization? Do you know what your bank or retirement account custodian would require if your financial power of attorney agent needed to transact…
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