How Traveling to Cuba Ticked All 5 Senses for Us
We have just recently spent four weeks in Cuba travelling from top to bottom and back again. It was one incredible adventure, at times challenging, but we would not have changed what we achieved in that one month at all. Read More
How to Uncover the Secret to Happiness After 50
As we continue this new chapter in our lives, redefining who we want to be after 50, I often hear a common question.
“How can I be happy?”
This million-dollar question seems to be on everybody’s minds. Read More
The More the Merrier – Getting Used to Having a New Grandchild in Your Life
A couple of years ago I started minding my one-year-old granddaughter for two days a week when my daughter returned to work after her maternity leave ended. If you didn’t know, you can catch up with one of the weekly blog posts I wrote here. Read More
5 Ways to Spring Clean Your Life in Your 60s or Better
I have a wonderful keynote I present called, presumptuously, The Meaning of Life. I talk – and sing – about life lessons I have learned from elders, particularly those in nursing homes. Read More
5 Ways to Recapture the Spirit of Youth
I am feeling melancholy. Sentimental. Nostalgic. These sad-faced visitors knocking at the door to my ultra-sensitive soul trigger emotions we all find difficult to face. Wasted moments. Lost time. Forgotten memories. Read More
5 Surprising Life Lessons from My Wonderful Dog
Have you seen that t-shirt, the one that reads “I just want to drink wine and rescue dogs?” I am so there. You could be having the worst day ever and your dog will cheer you up. Read More
Is Your Long Memory Making You Unhappy?
One of the best things about being over 60 is that you finally have some perspective on how the world really works.
When it comes to relationships, love, money and health, you have decades of experience to draw on. For the most part, this is a great thing. After all, as George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Read More
It’s Time to Give a Surprising Valentine’s Day Gift… To Yourself!
Ah, the month of love!
As February rolls around, Valentine’s Day is in the air – literally. You couldn’t miss the coming of Valentine’s Day if you tried. Between the TV specials, stuffed bears and candy for sale everywhere you look, love-songs on the Internet and the ever-present jewelry commercials, the month of love is categorically upon us. Read More
Choosing How to Live After 60: Alone, Lonely or Lonesome
Alone – without others present
Lonely – solitary, companionless, isolated
Lonesome – feeling lonely or forlorn
Why do so many women feel alone, lonely and lonesome? Could it possibly have something to do with choice? Is there a simple explanation that could turn these sad, often heartbreaking feelings around? Could we reverse being lonely and lonesome without involving other people, professionals, friends or family? Is it possible? Is it a choice? Read More
Turning 60? It’s Time to Change Your Mindset from “I’m Not Perfect” to “I’m Good Enough”
I recently wrote an article on the secret of being fearless in your 60s. It covered the things that older women worry about.
In the comments, women shared their fears about not having enough time left, not having enough money, not being beautiful enough, not having enough talent, not feeling good enough – just not BEING enough.
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