5 Happiness Apps to Help with Anxiety
The Partridge Family sang, “Come On, Get Happy.” But that’s easier said than done right now in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Isolation and fear can make us struggle with our mental health....
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Napping Makes Baby Boomers Happier
Call it a siesta, forty winks, or shut-eye. Or be cool and call it a micro or power nap. Whatever name you use, it turns out a short nap can make baby boomers less...
Baby Boomers: Embrace Hygge Like Happy Norwegians
Norway was just named the happiest country in the world. Why are they so darn happy and what exactly is hygge? Can we baby boomers adapt some of that into our lives to feel...
How Baby Boomers Can Find Happiness in Life’s Simple Pleasures
As I write my blog this Monday morning, it just happens to be International Happiness Day and the first day of spring. How often do those two cheerful days coincide? That means you baby...
Five Surefire Ways to Make This Your Best Year Yet
How can you baby boomers make this your best year yet? Aren’t we old and wise enough to dump the silly tradition of making a bunch of New Year’s resolutions that make you feel...
How Facebook Can Make Baby Boomers Happier
Let’s face it. Baby boomers have become addicted to Facebook. In fact, baby boomers are 19 percent more likely to share content compared to any other generation, reinforcing the notion that Facebook’s demographic is trending slightly...
Baby Boomers: Eat More Fruits and Vegetables to Boost Happiness
As a baby boomer, didn’t your mother always tell you to eat your veggies. As usual, she was right. We all know that eating more fruits and vegetables makes us healthier, but now a...
The Happiest Words in the English Language
“I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine,” Emily Dickinson wrote. As a writer, I...
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...
Baby Boomers: Stop Making Happiness the Goal
Studies show that younger baby boomers consistently report the lowest levels of happiness with startlingly high rates of depression. An AARP study confirmed there is a U-shaped happiness curve with the early 50’s as...
