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As we age, change is inevitable. Some changes are positive: becoming a grandparent, retiring from a stressful job, finding time to pursue favorite pastimes. But even these positive changes can be stressful in that they are CHANGES, and they...

Today we will focus one of the first skills required for coping with changes as we age: changing our belief system about ourselves. Beguiling Beliefs Our beliefs set the foundation for how we see the world. In general, they...

It may seem like over night, but your mom has been changing slowly—ever since you left home, for college, to get married or to head out for your life’s adventure. Each incremental change hardly made a difference—a few wrinkles,...

When you reach the age of 62, the current earliest eligibility age for receiving Social Security retirement benefits, your life expectancy, as the average man or woman, is approximately 21.4 years and 23.8 years, respectively. That is a lot...

Life for the working woman with a couple kids, a husband, a full time job, and an aging parent is way too busy for words. After spending an average of 37 to 40 hours per week working full time,...

No wonder Elvis was so popular! In the past—way long ago past- we wrote each other letters. It would be fun to check our mailbox in anticipation of a return note from a friend or family member. More recently,...

As I talk about embracing your aging, the implication is that – while aging has its challenges- we should still appreciate the aging process. Yes, that is true. On the other hand, something that we often tend to overlook,...

For anyone moving on to the next phase of life after an active, demanding professional career, life can be a very mixed blessing. Sure, sleeping in on a Monday seems quite compelling, as does going grocery shopping during the...

I always thought I would be on the cover of Time Magazine. I’m not sure why I thought that. I’m quite clear that I never had any idea about what accomplishment would promote my picture to this exalted stature....

NPR broadcast a story recently noting that 87% of the households in the US will grill sometime over the 4th of July week-end. Wow! That’s a lot of charcoal and gas, burgers and ribs. I do remember a July...