Helping Boomers Find the Key to Happiness
Are you baby boomers dreading the task of spring cleaning? Whether you’re simply sprucing up the house, decluttering to downsize, or preparing to put your home up for sale, the process is the same....
Do you feel like you need to find yourself again? Baby boomers can go through a lot of major life changes that throw off your sense of self. Retirement, caregiving, empty nest syndrome, divorce,...
I was standing in line for the new Star Wars movie on opening night with my kids (I call them kids, but they are both in their 30’s now). My youngest turns to me...
Don’t we all want to be a little like Goldie Hawn? Now 70 years old, this baby boomer became famous with her role on the TV show, Laugh In. Hawn went on to play giddy,...
“You know you’re 50 when the only silver lining you can see is on your head,” says Melanie White. The latest studies on happiness seem to confirm that viewpoint. When I first heard about the...
Music can be powerful. Inspiring songs not only perk us up when we’re down, but lyrics can also contain empowering life lessons. Some songs remind us to appreciate all the beauty in the world. Others...
We’ve all said it: “I wish I knew then what I know now.” A group of us bloggers decided to run with this idea and write letters to our younger selves. Take a piece...
Happiness is…. Everyone is searching for happiness. So, how would you answer that question? An impressive 75-year-long Harvard study tracked the lives of 724 men from their teen years to old age to find...
This year I have learned to savor solitude. Being a full-time caregiver for my mother before she passed away in June certainly made me appreciate solitude. Last Saturday, my mother-in-law’s “celebration of life” after...
We would all like to hide and run away from emotional pain, but no one skips through life untouched. I can’t complain. Most of my life has been relatively easy and free of pain...
