The Changing Seasons of Our Lives
One of the surprises of getting older is how quickly the seasons (and years) seem to pass. As we move into fall once again, it seems to me that the changing seasons of our...
Category: Gratefulness
2025 Journal Excerpts: Reflection and Renewal
As we say goodbye to 2025 and hello to another new year, I found myself browsing through last year’s journal for some moments of reflection and renewal. Those scribbled thoughts, quiet worries, and unexpected...
How Baby Boomers Can Show Gratitude Every Single Day
Today, in the U.S. and Canada, many people are celebrating Thanksgiving. Have you baby boomers noticed how this holiday has changed over the past few decades? Although it is considered a day designated for...
Five Uplifting Things Baby Boomers Should Tell Themselves Every Day
There is this quote I saw on Pinterest: “What you tell yourself every day will either lift you up or tear you down.” Like that song, “You Had a Bad Day,” Monday was a...
Aging is a Gift
Earlier this month I turned 55. Five years ago, when I reached the half-century mark, I’m embarrassed to admit that I ranted and raved, pouted and protested, and seethed and sulked. Fifty felt old...
What Are Your Life’s Happiest Moments?
If you look back on your life, which moments would you count as your happiest? What would be your biggest regrets? That’s the intriguing question online auto insurance company Beagle Street asked 1000 “life...
Why Baby Boomers Can Be Grateful
Boomers, as you enter your 50s, 60s or 70s, do you find yourself feeling more grateful? As a 53-year-old woman, I do. We’re at a point in our lives when we can be thankful...
3 Ways to Start Each Day with a Grateful Heart
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow,” says self-help author, Melody Beattie. Gratitude means appreciating life’s many gifts, acknowledging your blessings, and noticing simple pleasures....
