Faith & Relationships
Leona Salazar

Do You Have a Bucket List?

By Leona Salazar – I celebrated my 60th birthday this year…and now fall into the 60+ year old category. I figured such an occasion deserved an article so here I am – stuck, looking at my keyboard, wondering what to write. I said to my husband, “I have no idea what to

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Faith & Relationships
Sharon Hurley Hall

Being an Older Mom – Triumphs and Tribulations

By Sharon Hurley Hall- By the time my mom was my age I had finished college. My life is very different: my daughter’s just 8 and by the time she’s finished college, I’ll be heading towards retirement (if I retire, though that’s a different story). Both in medical and actual

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Faith & Relationships
Anna Cook

Aging Healthily, Happily and Youthfully

By Anna Cook – It’s time to move yourself out of any ruts you may have fallen into over the years so you can open up new horizons, you can dream new dreams, you can achieve serenity and above all you can create new and increased enthusiasm for the future…

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Faith & Relationships
Jill Demby Guest

Do You Suffer from Perfect Woman Syndrome?

By Jill Demby Guest – It goes like this. You see a hot pair of jeans. You’re excited. They’re just what you’ve been looking for. You try them on. They’re a smidgen too tight. A voice says, ” If I lost 5 pounds, they’d be perfect.” You walk away. Depressed. You’ve

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Self-Care
Temple Hayes

Too Blessed to be Stressed?

By Temple Hayes – Did you know that if you spell stressed backwards the word is dessert? Do you remember when you were a child all that mattered was the fun parts and all the chores and grown up stuff could be saved to last? As a matter of fact

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Self-Care
Tamara Elizabeth

When Life Serves You Lemons You Can Make Lemonade or…

By Tamara Elizabeth – As we enter the last days of summer and for most of us on this continent try to quench our thirst with cold drinks, I am reminded of my favorite libation – lemonade. There is nothing finer than sipping on the icy cold concoction of freshly

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Faith & Relationships
Joy Silha

Awaken Your Inner Cowgirl: The Woman You Want To Become

By Joy Silha – Who is the older woman you don’t want to become? I’m guessing she is judgmental, stoic, stuck in her ways and reluctant to change. But change is what keeps us young. So why do many women go kicking and screaming into change? Because it’s scary, we

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Self-Care
Leona Salazar

“New and Improved” Baby Boomers

By Leona Salazar – I don’t mind getting old and don’t hide the fact that I’ll be 60 this year. I don’t buy into the “50 is the new 30” BS – I’m sure it was coined by a fifty-something and not a thirty-something. Being a 25-year cancer survivor makes

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Anti Aging
Marla Levie

A Cure for Aging?

1861- Abraham Lincoln took office. Several southern states seceded from the Union. The Civil War began. That was 150 years ago. Can you imagine if a person born in 1861 were still walking among us today? That should give you a sense of how striking Aubrey de Grey’s claim is:

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Self-Care
Elizabeth Patch

10 Ways to Compliment a Woman, without mentioning her looks

By Elizabeth Patch – I confess. I secretly love it when someone compliments a new haircut or admires my outfit. But what really makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside is when I get praise for something other than my appearance. Notice my garden, ask me about my writing,

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Faith & Relationships
Carrie Saba

Instead of enhancing us our stuff can drain us

By Carrie Saba – When was the last time you really looked around your house, office or car? Do you see a bunch of clutter or old files you haven’t looked at in years? Are you keeping things that you don’t really like or need? When you start to release

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Self-Care
Edwige Gilbert

“Joie de vivre” a French recipe for staying young at heart

By Edwige Gilbert – When you kiss me, heaven sighs Edith Piaf once famously sang. The song was La Vie en Rose, of course, one of the most gloriously sentimental love song ever composed, certainly the most French. Piaf’s song is about the sweetness of life in a lover’s arms,

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Faith
Olga Hermans

8 Bad Habits and What You Can Do About Them

By Olga Hermans – Would you say “YES” to the following statement? “We are created by God for progress, accomplishment and fruit bearing”. Ok, so if we want to be sure we are being fruitful and passionately pursuing our purpose, we might have to take a serious look at our

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Faith & Relationships
lb50

Surround Yourself with Passionate People

Post written by Leo Babauta, Post Shared by Southern New England WOMAN Magazine, http://www.snewoman.com/ Last night I had an amazing dinner with my wife Eva and my friends Scott and Jesse and their wives Chelsea and Joanna. The gathering itself was simple: six people, simple healthy food, a little wine,

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Faith & Relationships
Linda Menesez

Do You See Yourself the Way Others Do?

By Linda Menesez, M. S.W., L.C.S.W.– How do you see yourself? Do you judge yourself harshly – or with acceptance and pride? Does the way you see yourself match with how others see you? I ask these questions because of something that happened the other day. I met with a

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Faith & Relationships
LoriLatimer

Starting Over – 5 Tips to Help You on Your Journey

By Lori Latimer – Like many women, I was a wife and a mother most of my adult life. In 2008, my oldest son was married and had a baby boy, my youngest son was a senior in high school, and my husband and I were divorced. I was 48

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Self-Care
Tamara Elizabeth

Transitions – Life’s Hidden Treasures

By Tamara Elizabeth – Life’s path can take some twists and turns along the way. As children we view life as simple as a single step in front of us one small foot at a time. When we fall we simply get back up and steady our wobbly legs then push on

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Self-Care
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