Getting uncomfortable for me is when I schedule my free time. It’s an oxymoron to schedule or plan free time. It’s supposed to be free as its name implies. But for an organized planner like me, it works. On a big vacation where I planned many things in advance, I also knew we needed time … Read more
None of us are perfect. We are all human making multiple mistakes daily. Yet we blame ourselves when not perfect. Why?Is it because we don’t look like, can’t remember, or do something like we used to? Working with older adults and watching loved ones age, I remind them it’s okay to let go of some … Read more
Where are you on life’s mountain and are you making it a memorable climb? Firmly footed on the back side of the middle aged hill, I find myself thinking and pursuing those habits we all can control toward mind and body wellness. Continuing our series of mind and body wellness habits, I’m focusing, stimulating my … Read more
Recently I came up with 50 Life lessons on my other blog and one of them was don’t complain, act instead. It’s one I need to remind myself often as sometimes I revert to seeing life’s glass as half empty. Continuing our series of behaviors and habits we can modify for mind and memory wellness, … Read more
We use it constantly. The neurons are continuously firing, communicating, processing, and initiating action. The effort we put forth to use our brains as we age is a huge factor impacting how we function later in life. So what’s your effort level? Continuing our series on behaviors and habits we can all modify for our … Read more
We know we need to do it. Yet this knowledge and the good feelings afterward aren’t always motivation enough to follow through, especially in summer. The excuses are abundant, but the only thing that really works is to ‘just do it’ as the saying prompts us. Don’t just sit there, get up and exercise. Continuing … Read more