Advocating Non-Traditional Lifelong Growth and Productivity
In 2003, The Lewin Group published "New Study Finds Increased Multivitamin Use By The Elderly Could Save Medicare 1.6 Billion." The study also stated that this could happen over the following FIVE years. So, 2008 came and went, and 1.6 billion in Medicare costs did not materialize. Wonder Why?
On a website for pharmacists, I read "Is Too Much of a Multivitamin a … [Read more...] about Is It Dangerous To Take a Vitamin Every Day?
A subscriber once suggested that In every edition of the newsletter, "You need to start with making a passionate statement about what you believe and why you are doing it." What a great suggestion!
So, what am I passionate about when it comes to aging?
I am passionate about ignoring chronological age and living my perceived age instead.
I am … [Read more...] about Avoid More Decline Than You Think Possible
When I was working and coaching people on yearly business planning, it was daunting to look at a 12-month plan and even more daunting to imagine sticking to it. People would get excited about the plan and simultaneously want to give up because imagining the result in 365 days was overwhelming.
One of my mentors shared the “90-Day Hustle” with me. That was a game … [Read more...] about 5 Step Formula to Make Anything Happen
Well, it happened again. A day does not go by that you don't see a headline referring to an older person as "elderly" or a "grandma". Those two words, as used by the media, are not flattering. The latest headline:
"Grandma, 80, Bullied by Trans Activists After YMCA Banned Her For Reporting What She Saw"
This is not about the above-mentioned article's … [Read more...] about Is The Ageist Media Making You Feel Old?
There have been countless books I have read over the years on different topics. So many books have left a lasting mark on my life. I like things simple. I learn best when things are simple and easy to comprehend. One book in particular, "The Four Agreements," is one of those books. While each chapter in the book goes into great depth and detail about the four agreements, the … [Read more...] about The Four Agreements
It’s stunning, to me at least, that the famine Yahweh refers to in Amos 8:11-12 isn’t an absence of the Word of God, but the inability of some to hear His Truth breathed into His Word by His Holy Spirit. They cannot, do not, hear the Word the way God intended it. More on this in a bit.
I increasingly see 2 Timothy 4:3-4 examples on social sites in … [Read more...] about The OTHER Famine in the Land
In December of 2020, I got a call from Katy Read of the Star Tribune, asking if I would like to participate in a project where one younger and one older writer would get together and have the younger writer do weekly interviews with the senior writer so that we could tell our stories, memoir style to see what would happen. The entire project was more than … [Read more...] about Faith Through A Different Lens
"Senior Sociopaths: How to Recognize and Escape Lifelong Abusers" is the title of a new book by Donna Anderson. If you have or have had troubling experiences in your life with friends or loved ones, this book is a must-read, and I do mean MUST. It will open your eyes and your mind to understand that most of us have or have had experienced pain and trauma, … [Read more...] about Senior Sociopaths
With summer in full swing here in AZ, I must stay hydrated. I can tell when I’m not drinking enough water. My digestion is off, I experience slight brain fog, I don’t sleep well, and my energy is low. Many people believe drinking anything liquid will contribute to their water intake. The truth is that coffee, tea, fruit juices, and alcohol are diuretics that deplete the body … [Read more...] about 5 Easy Ways To Drink More Water
I have rolled this story over in my head many times. I have been deciding if it is worth sharing. In the end, I believe it has worth and relevance, especially for seniors wrestling with limitations in the body that once sprinted out of bed without a hitch. Other parts that have given way to aches and pains almost daily can baffle and amaze us (not always in a good way). I … [Read more...] about Doing The Impossible Is Possible
