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  • Protect your brain with social interaction

    Last January I mentioned that I had watched a story on CBS Sunday Morning with five tips for protecting the brain from dementia. I promised a separate post on each of the five tips. Today is the final post of that series. If you missed the others and would like to catch up, you’ll find the previous tips…

  • Thank you notes: little bits of gratitude

    It’s been a while since I’ve written a Thank You Notes post. It’s not that I haven’t had much to be grateful for…more that I’ve been caught up in other things. But now I’m back, and I’ll try to condense my little bits of gratitude from the past several months into one post. I created…

  • Spring bucket list: 60 before 60 – update 1

    Where flowers bloom so does hope. Lady Bird Johnson We are one month into spring, flowers are blooming, hope abounds…and it’s time to share an update on our Spring Bucket Lists, or in my case, an update on my 60 before 60 Challenge. Last October, I announced that I would be completing a 60 before 60…

  • Embrace all of you

    Are there parts of yourself that you shun? Are there feelings or awarenesses on which you slam the door?  Or perhaps you’ve forgotten who you are…don’t even recognize yourself anymore. I believe it happens to all of us at times. Part of being human. This past week, I came across two poems that speak to…

  • Protect your brain with sleep

    Last January I mentioned that I had watched a story on CBS Sunday Morning with five tips for protecting the brain from dementia. I promised a separate post on each of the five tips. Today is part 4 of that series. If you missed the others and would like to catch up, you’ll find Tip #1 move more…

  • Spring bucket list: 60 before 60

    The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing. S. Brown Spring is here, which means my heart is singing…and it’s time to share our Spring Bucket Lists, or in my case, an update on my 60 before 60 Challenge. Last October, I announced that I would be completing a 60 before 60 Challenge in the…

  • Try a little loving kindness meditation

    Whether you meditate on a regular basis…you’ve never tried it…or you tried it and decided it wasn’t for you, I’ve got a loving kindness meditation that I’d like you try. Pretty please. I promise it’s great for beginners and pros alike. Getting started First get comfortable, preferably in a quiet place where you won’t be…

  • Time for some thoughtful rejuvenation

    Can you feel it? The subtle shift in temperature…the longer days…the increase in bird song. Spring is almost here! At least in the Northern Hemisphere. But wherever you call home, a new season will soon be upon us…and with that, a sense of new beginning…a time to rejuvenate.  To add to this feeling of seasonal…

  • Protect your brain by exercising it

    Last January I mentioned that I had watched a story on CBS Sunday Morning with five tips for protecting the brain from dementia. I promised a separate post on each of the five tips. Today is part 3 of that series. If you are interested in past tips, you’ll find Tip #1 here and Tip #2 here. This…

  • Winter bucket list: 60 before 60 – update 2

    Two months into the season and Old Man Winter decides to get serious (at least in my neck of the woods). I’m curious to see what he has in store for the next 30 days. Last October, I announced that I would be completing a 60 before 60 Challenge in the year leading up to my 60th…