By: Barbara Morris
“Dress Your Age” Is Not A Put-Down
You’ve heard that phrase, “Dress your age!” and it never fails to come off as a put-down. I, however, will assert that “dress your age!” is an invitation to celebrate the kind of elegance and well-developed, authentic style that’s hard to find in modern trends and fads. I have a teenager; he is sometimes a little scary. I noticed something that started to happen around … [Read more...] about “Dress Your Age” Is Not A Put-Down
Youthful Aging – Yes, YOU Can!
Most women don't believe they can remain amazingly youthful in the older years. Many women say to me, "You look so young because you have good genes". My genes are no better or worse than any other woman's genes. I just knew at an early age that I had the ability to exert enormous control over my aging process. (It helps to have a tough Germanic temperament). At age 10 I … [Read more...] about Youthful Aging – Yes, YOU Can!
The Pandemic of Shaming
The word “pander” is only a few letters different from “pandemic.” Both represent disease in humans that can injure or worse. Here’s a definition obtained online for pander: gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need or habit, or a person with such a desire, etc.). The same source defines pandemic as meaning prevalent over a whole country or the … [Read more...] about The Pandemic of Shaming
Good Stuff To Know June 2020
Doctors are Euthanizing Mentally Disabled Patients Around the World, United States May be Next A few years ago, a Dutch doctor attended her elderly Alzheimer’s disease patient at a nursing home. The doctor’s purpose wasn’t to examine … [Read more...] about Good Stuff To Know June 2020
Dos and Don’ts For Date-able Divas
Several years ago the Dr. Phil Show aired a story about a 70-year old woman who had an online romance with a man she never met. Over time she had given him more than $200,000 to facilitate a meeting which was never to happen. Here are links to snippets of the two-part show: http://drphil.com/shows/show/2405/ and http://drphil.com/shows/show/2406/ I found the show … [Read more...] about Dos and Don’ts For Date-able Divas
Consequences of Stress
How many times do we hear we shouldn’t be stressed out? I believe the COVID-19 pandemic has stressed us out to max capacity. We’re at home, maybe out of a job, possibly homeschooling, many with significant others 24/7 and we have organized our homes until there’s nothing left to do. We’re stressed about being the next statistic and undoubtedly stressed about the … [Read more...] about Consequences of Stress
Good Stuff To Know May 2020
The right dose of geoengineering could reduce climate change risks Injecting the right dose of sulfur dioxide into Earth's upper atmosphere to thicken the layer of light reflecting aerosol particles artificially could reduce the effects of climate change overall, exacerbating change in only a small … [Read more...] about Good Stuff To Know May 2020
Self-Quarantine Blues
Who isn’t tired of hearing the same things over and over again? I know I’ve had it! People would ask on social media what do you miss the most? For me, it’s two things; getting my hair done and baseball. My hair is short and It’s color-treated and after 6 weeks it looks like…. well you ladies know. At least I can still watch old baseball games on TV. Phew. Jokingly my … [Read more...] about Self-Quarantine Blues
The “New Normal” Senior Living
When we began hearing about the Corona Virus, there were people in our 90-unit Independent Living Center who made a lot of jokes. Many of the jokes revolved around a beer of the same name, Corona cigars, and Corona typewriters. Does anyone remember typewriters? Well, they became part of a circulating joke. The virus was one that could be smoked, drank, or written about. … [Read more...] about The “New Normal” Senior Living