Barbara Morris

  I'm often complimented on my smile. Yes, it's nice but it hasn't always been nice. If you are old enough to remember what Cher looked like when she was just starting her career with Sonny, she was a gorgeous girl but her teeth were, in my opinion, awful. That harsh judgment was because my teeth looked just like hers and it was no consolation. Eventually, she fixed … [Read more...] about Your Best Beauty Asset: What Is It?

Last month, Barbara Morris proposed that we initiate the option of using “perceived age” where chronologic age is currently expected.  That way, people could say they were the age they felt instead of what a document prepared decades before professed to be the case.  Barbara and I agree on a lot of things.  This is not one of them.  It’s a waste of effort to try to find a … [Read more...] about Age Is a Really Useless Number

What we choose not only influences us at the moment but beyond it. How well or often do you practice the power of choice? I was walking along a beautiful morning, while my ego-mind was busy playing old tapes and imagining unpleasant future moments when I noticed that I was allowing this yet again. Then I had this thought: If Jesus, Buddha, and Eckhart Tolle were my … [Read more...] about The Power of Choice and What You Choose

I thought it was important to share my thoughts about self-care…while this is directed more toward the ladies, men can benefit too. My thought for this article started a few weeks ago when I had a desire to buy new bras. I don’t know what I dread more…bra shopping or the dentist. My go-to bra for the last year has been the sports-bra variety. I felt it was time for a change. … [Read more...] about Self-Care and Why It’s Important as We Age

The statistics are not encouraging.  Greater than 40% of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime, and that percentage is expected to rise because of improved diagnostic techniques and the aging of the population. With regard to age, 77% of cancer diagnoses occur among those older than 55 and 53% among those older than 65.  The National Cancer Institute of the … [Read more...] about Non-Cancer Life Plan

After teaching school for more than thirty years, the occasion of my mother’s retirement was one of true celebration. She had conquered hardships, navigated a difficult divorce, and dealt with a troubled kid (yours truly) who did not take those changes very well, but as you see, survived to tell the story. When I became a so-called adult, I lived largely in Illinois and … [Read more...] about Let’s Help Each Other

There have been so many new and wonderful changes and improvements in our lives that often, it's mind-boggling. For example, Amazon not only delivers the most inexpensive item the next day (with prime) and not only emails you when delivered, but provides a photo of the package at your front door. You gotta love it! Unfortunately, not everything is "comin' up roses" in all … [Read more...] about Legalize Perceived age? YES!

Can a simple statement really get you motivated to start, do, or improve something you’re putting off? Let’s find out. Think of something you desire to be different, or feel challenged about following through on. See or feel it in your mind’s eye. Really connect with it. Now, say to yourself, gently and truthfully: “I can do better than this.” First things first—remove … [Read more...] about Need to Amp Up Your Motivation and Commitment?

Last week, a close friend attended one of my bi-weekly senior "talks" and as I stood in front of the ten or twelve people in attendance, sharing, I noticed that my friend had a kind of grimace on her face. When I passed the hand-outs to everyone, and the real discussion began, we explored the way seniors have lost the art of communication and do not know how to talk to each … [Read more...] about Let’s Help Each Other Live Our Best Life