Is 60 Too Old for Adventure Travel? No Way – But Consider These 4 Things
After a month in Europe, followed by a 6-week trip to Ladakh, Nepal, and China, including base camp Mt Everest and Mt Kailash in Tibet, I’m home again on the West Coast of America…
Read MoreHow Adventurous Can You Be After 60? 4 Things You Never Thought You Could Do!
You’re sitting there, staring blankly ahead and thinking to yourself… Where do I go from here? Your so-called retirement years can either be a true sense of the phrase “golden years” or, sadly, the stereotypical boring bust…
Read MoreWhat Are You Doing for Your “Summer Vacation” (Which Is the Rest of Your Life)?
The day was very dusty, and as always happens in Mongolia, very windy. In a huge bowl surrounded by cliffs and mountains near Uglii, the small city where the main Eagle Festival takes place at the beginning of the Central Asian winter…
Read MoreHow to Use Visualization to Breathe New Life into Your Old Travel Adventures
If you don’t remember the details of a trip that you took 10 or 20 years ago, did it ever happen? This was the question that found myself asking when I talked with my son recently about the trips that we took as a family. Read More
Unconvinced About the Benefits of Yoga for Senior Women? Try a Different Approach!
All my friends were doing it, but I thought yoga was… stupid. It looked like a bunch of women wishing they could get into shape but refusing to put forth the necessary effort…
Read MoreLife After Derailment: Getting the Big Picture Back in Focus After 60
An older friend of mine preaches, “Always see your next six steps.” It’s good advice, and I follow it when I’m rushing to catch a trolley or heading upstairs. But what about our next six steps in life?
Read MoreUsing Visualization to Lose Weight After 55 – You’ll Be Surprised That It Actually Works!
In my last post, I shared how I began the process of losing 50 pounds, and how learning to love myself as I was kick-started a healing process I didn’t know I needed. I began with implementing changes…
Read MoreThe 5 Stages of Dealing with Unexpected Life Events After 60
This is a crazy time of life – with so many friends and family members with health issues. In my small community of 4,300, we lost 50 friends and neighbours last year. We also said goodbye to our 15-year-old dog…
Read More6 Reasons to Attend Your 40th Class Reunion
Do you attend class reunions or avoid them? I have friends who regularly organize class reunions and other friends who wouldn’t go even if they were paid to attend. I’ve been on both sides – eagerly attending some reunions and dismissing others. Read More
60 Ways to Get More from Life after Retirement
Reaching retirement is a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, after decades of following other peoples’ rules, there is a sense of relief that you will finally get to live the way that you want to. On the other hand…
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