Making friends as a senior citizen is not always easy, especially if you have recently retired, lost a spouse, and/or moved to a new home or location. But, do not be disheartened. There are steps you can take to find friends and build relationships at every age. We all need…
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Meeting Eyes — Oxygen for the Soul
When life is hard and there seems to be no way out of our suffering, meeting eyes with someone who loves us is like a blood infusion for the psyche. We try very hard to lift ourselves up. We do all of the “right” things to keep ourselves going, despite…
View More Meeting Eyes — Oxygen for the Soul4 Ways to Give Yourself A Boost
If you have been feeling a bit rundown and out of sorts lately, it can be difficult to know how to pick yourself up. It is often nothing that we can pinpoint, we just need a lift, something fresh. Today, we’d like to share a few ideas with you on…
View More 4 Ways to Give Yourself A BoostWe All Need Support to Maintain Our Equilibrium
Support, given and received is essential to maintaining our equilibrium through life. I am not an optimistic person by nature. That’s my husband’s job. My job seems to be to temper his enthusiasm with a healthy dose of reality. It doesn’t always work. Some days he goes completely off the…
View More We All Need Support to Maintain Our EquilibriumDevotion is a Gift of Aging
When I see elderly couples together it warms my heart. Whether they are husband and wife, or friends walking arm in arm offering support and comfort to one another, I am lifted up. Aging doesn’t have to be a lonely, miserable venture. It can be a time of building trust…
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