Our culture doesn’t often portray aging as a revered process, but as something to be fought off. Published in 1992, the book “Tuesdays With Morrie” confronted this culturally lopsided dynamic with the incredible story of one man, Morris Schwartz, a former college professor and lover of dancing, good food and life. Morrie, who had ALS, …
Holiday Regrets–We’ve All Got Them No one wants holiday regrets, that’s for sure. As we all know, the holiday season is loaded with huge significance and tradition, no matter your background. If you celebrate the holiday yourself, your family probably does things a certain way. And if you don’t celebrate the particular holiday, you may …
“Are you thinking about retirement?” That question always catches me by surprise. I don’t think of myself as old enough to retire. Call it denial, but that seems very foreign to me. If you google the definition of the word retire you’ll find: “Leave one’s job and cease to work, typically when reaching the normal …
Leanne is a happy empty nester living in Australia and blogging about her midlife journey. Her goal is to share the joys and challenges of this stage of life and counteract the negativity associated with getting older and share stories about loving life. Find her at crestingthehill.com.au. MIDLIFE ROCKS If that message hasn’t sunk in by now, let me …
You remember that old song, Dem Bones? The foot bone’s connected to the leg bone and so on? It’s playing in my head as I hobble around with a sprained ankle. It’s taking a lot of energy and concentration to do the smallest of things. And that bruised swollen ankle is affecting the calf muscles, …