Baby Boomers and Beyond Focus on Lasting Legacies
With Memorial Day fresh in our memories, it’s a good time to reminisce about loved ones and focus on the legacies we would like to leave behind. And for those over 50, the desire to create a legacy may be more compelling than ever. Read More Read More
Marilynn Cronin – Serving Up Service and Smiles at 65
Since retiring and relocating to Ocala, Fla. six years ago, Marilynn Cronin has been busier than ever pursuing her life’s pastime—serving others. And she does it all with a winning sense of humor and a smile. Read More Read More
Marian and her Band of Over50 Hip Hoppers Get Down
Saying “Yes” Is Key to Healthy Aging
Having an open mind and positive expectations help the over 50 crowd stay youthful. While most of us know this, why is it still so difficult to try new things? And why is it so important to make the effort regardless of our natural inclinations? Read More Read More
Do Yoga to Stay Flexible as You Age!
In this yoga guide, author Suza Francina demonstrates how you can reap the benefits of yoga at any age and no matter your current physical condition. Yoga improves balance, strength, flexibility and endurance and helps slow the aging process. Take a class at your local fitness center or get this book and try it at home. Learn more about New Yoga for People Over 50! Share suggestions for other challenges and hobbies with us. Read More
Too Positively Old to Retire?
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about Social Security and Medicare entitlements. The real question is: how much do those of retirement age really need and to how much are they entitled? Read More Read More
Older and Dumber?
Just because you’re older, does that mean you’re smarter than you used to be or smarter than the less aged around you? Is there really a higher standard of intelligence for people as they get older, begging the question: Are you smarter than a 50 year old? Read More Read More
The Responsibility of Being Positively Old
Listening to the news coverage of the Tuscon shooting this week makes me realize how desperately we need solutions and guidance from our elders, you know, the people who have lived through the ups and downs of life and come through it all with the experience and attitude to overcome almost anything. Read More Read More
Warren Buffett Turns 80; Vows to Work Past 100
Warren Buffett’s approach to investing and life has made him positively wealthy in sampling the simple buffet of life for nearly eight decades. For Boomers and centenarians alike, he offers sage advice and a living model of positive aging. Read More Read More
Is It Easier to be Positively Old If You Were Born Ugly?
That seems to be what former supermodel, Paulina Porizkova, has suggested in her blog on The Huffington Post yesterday. She makes the point that aging is particularly difficult for people who have been exceptionally attractive and who have relied on their looks to the exclusion of developing other strengths and talents. Read More Read More