What do you want to do, feel or move towards in 2024? Umm… what do I mean by that? Instead of setting new year’s resolutions of, for example, ‘lose 15 pounds’, look towards goals or ideas that would inspire or
What Would Bring You Alive in 2024?
Going From Average Energy to Grabbing Hold of Life with a Smile on Your Face I would call 2023 a recovery year for me. It was post-pandemic, post my Dad and father-in-law’s deaths in 2022, and post international travel restrictions.
Following Your Curiosity is Good for Your Health
Do you like to read and learn about different topics? Try new things out? It turns out that exercising different parts of our brain leads to long-term health for not only our mental health, but our physical health. Education and
Learning About Yourself Can Help You Adapt to Change
Finding Your Center in Times of Turmoil Like you, I have been appalled at the developing war in the Middle East. It is devastating to watch the news and see so many people killed or in crisis. I feel helpless.
How Important Is It to Have Strong Connections with Other People?
The Answer to the Question of Whether You Need Connections with Other People to Age well is a Resounding, ‘Yes’. Do you ever have one of those days where you are feeling down and nothing is going right and then
How did I feel after giving back’ in August’s Experiment of Aging Well
Great! (Although at times I felt guilty in taking time off to give back to myself!) It must be the protestant work ethic so prevalent in North America, i.e. “live to work, versus work to live”. I took some time
Finding Out What You Really Want
If I was to ask you, “what do you really want”, (in life), would you know the answer? This is a question I am pondering this month under the topic of ‘Learning’. Originally, I had thought of learning in the
Sometimes Having More Meaning in Life is Getting Rid of the “Shoulds”
I should do this… I should do that… They want me to… I feel guilty if I … All of this ‘shoulding’ on yourself can bring you down. This dims your light and your natural inclinations do not shine as
There are Certain Actions That Can Increase Your Well-Being and Health
Giving Back is the Answer to Aging Well Why is it important to give back to the community? Because the secret to living is giving. True fulfillment doesn’t lie in material possessions, following a certain blueprint for your life or
Do You Feel Your Life is Meaningful?
Wow, that is a difficult question! But it a topic I have been mulling over. Below is what I wrote in January when I started this aging well blog. July Find More Meaning Treating others well, with kindness, generosity, and