Tips for Finding a Job After 60
Many people are working well beyond the traditional retirement age, partly out of necessity and partly because they still want to contribute and are not ready to retire. Whether you’ve been laid off, you’re retired and looking…
Read MoreCan Litter Pick Up Help Minimize Global Pollution? 72-Year-Old Action Nan Certainly Thinks So!
As a podcaster, I interview influential guests from all over the world. Many are super accomplished and work for the most prestigious media outlets and organizations. Some have massive followings. One is an Academy Award winner. Most are involved…
Read MoreDon’t Wait for the Perfect Moment – Make Your Moments Perfect
The older I get, the more I believe the adage “happiness is an inside job.” Life doesn’t seem to generously dish up the thrills and emotional highs it once did when I was part of a greater social scene and professional community. And in talking with my woman friends…
Read MoreIs Cosmetic Eye Surgery Worth it for Older Women? Here Are the Pros and Cons, and the In-Betweens
To prepare my friends for my latest news – that my husband had cosmetic surgery on his lower eyelids – I say, “I have something to tell you, and afterward I’ll wait until you stop laughing.” But apparently, the joke is on me, because no one laughs…
Read MoreTips for Making the Right Decisions at Life’s Crossroads
Good physical health is most often tied to a sense of good mental and emotional wellness. However, when challenging situations and circumstances happen in life, we are provided with a crossroads which can affect both mental…
Read MoreWant to Feel Relevant After 60? Serve on a School Board
Community service is a great way to put to use our six decades of wisdom, and typically any locality will offer plenty of opportunities for volunteers of all ages. But if you want to really amp up your impact, consider rolling your volunteering energy…
Read MoreHow to Age Gracefully When You Are Highly Self-Critical (Find Out if You’re a Perfectionist)
According to the late Mr. Bowie, the process of graceful aging brings one to become their authentic self. Have you been your authentic self? Since we are all in this together, I’ll volunteer that I have been too concerned about the assessments of others…
Read More#1 Reason Why Older Women Should Care About Finding Their Purpose and Passion
What gets you out of bed in the morning? Do you do it because you “have” to, as in, it’s what one does, or is it because you can’t wait to return to something you absolutely love to do? How you answer this question has a surprising impact…
Read MoreWhat Simple Stories Can Teach Grandchildren About Money
If you are a grandmother, did your kids ask you how you wanted to be addressed by the grandchildren: grandma, mimi, memaw, etc? Never having thought about that question (since both my grandparents and my husband’s were always…
Read MoreLocked Down in My Home Away from Home
By March 2020, the Covid pandemic had hit Thailand (where I was living at the time), and the country started implementing lockdown restrictions. I had to make a big decision. Do I stay at my winter home on Koh Lanta, a remote island…
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