The Gift of Years
The Gift of Years, by Joan Chittister, Blue Bridge publishers, Katonah, NY, 2008. The author has a remarkably insightful and optimistic view of aging. Each…
The Power of Words
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Often we really don’t think about the words we use. We just make assumptions about their meanings based on our life experiences with them. The science…
The Rational Optimist
The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley, Harper Collins, NY 2011, It is a pleasure to read about the positive trends and innovations of history and see how they…
The First 20 Minutes
The First 20 Minutes, The surprising science of how we can exercise better, train smarter and live longer, by Gretchen Reynolds, Icon Books, London, 2013.…
10% Happier
10% Happier, by Dan Harris, Harper Collins Publishers, NY 2014. “Mindfulness” is a buzzword gaining increasing attention as many people discover the…
The China Study
The China Study, by Thomas M. Campbell II, MD, and T. Colin Campbell, PhD, Ben Bella Books, Dallas, TX, 2016. This updated version of the original study is…
Retirement Game Changers
Retirement Game Changers: Strategies for a Healthy, Financially Secure, and Fulfilling Long Life, by Steve Vernon, FSA, Rest-of-Life Communications, 2018, …
Happiness is a Choice You Make
Happiness is a Choice You Make, by John Leland, Sarah Crichton Books, NY, 2018.
Once we have fully retired, we’ve passed perhaps the last major life landmark,…
How to Hardwire Resilience Into the Brain
Synopsis of “How to Hardwire Resilience Into the Brain” by Rick and Forrest Hanson in “Greater Good”, April 24, 2018
I came across this piece in…
Time Paradox
There seems to be a paradox in our lives regarding time. When younger, we had many years ahead of us, yet it seems we often said, “I don’t have time for…”…
When I'm 64
Sounds sort of musical doesn’t it?
Our view of the future often includes dates for events and achieving goals. These dates are arbitrary, calculated, or…
