Category: Mental Well-being
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The Benefits Of Finding Purpose As We Age
Some call it a soul calling; others define it as finding meaning. How do you live and define a purposeful life? I pondered on this for some time when I retired. I knew I didn’t want to live the last one-third of my life as I had lived the first two-thirds. Like many people before… Read more
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Is your Glass Half Empty or Half Full?
How do you look at your world? When you get up every morning, what are your immediate thoughts? Are you grateful to be alive, or do you dread the day? One area of mental well-being we can all work on is our mindset. What exactly is a mindset? Oxford Dictionary defines it as “the established… Read more
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A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER
Keeping our thoughts positive, focusing on the good, and practicing healthy habits are challenging at any age. When you add the element of aging into the mix, it becomes even harder. Simple tasks we performed easily, now take more time and effort. Activities that used to bring us joy, now are accompanied by physical discomfort… Read more
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HOLISTIC AGING AND MENTAL WELL-BEING
Most of us are baby boomers. Our core values were built in a time of social change, economic prosperity, and the dawn of technology. We learned to have a strong work ethic and many of us became “workaholics”. We stand stoic in our beliefs of individualism and tradition. These characteristics have served us well in… Read more