A New Year! What a perfect opportunity to turn bad habits into good ones. So, this year you will eat less, exercise more; spend less, save more. And if you’re really gung-ho, when frustrated you’ll act less annoyed, more agreeable; when confused you’ll be less perplexed, more patient. Yeah, right! If you’re in the 99% […]
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The 2015 chapter of your life is almost over. Look back. Take time to reflect on what’s been commendable, what’s been regrettable, what’s been easy, what’s been difficult. What’s been promising, what’s been bleak. Yes, a year in our lives is filled with a mixed bag of experiences. Hopefully, most of them have brought a […]
Is there something you really need to do, yet somehow you just can’t seem to get to it? You tell yourself you’re going to do it but then something else always gets in the way. You feel like you are caught up in a procrastination cycle and you can’t break it.If so, it’s likely that […]
You’ve been through a lot in life: exceptional experiences, powerful passions, happy happenings, sorrowful situations. On occasion, you’ve thought to yourself, “I should write about what’s happened to me.” You may not even be sure why. Would you be writing a memoir for yourself, for your kids, for kindred souls? Or should you consider writing […]
For Single Boomers and Seniors it’s a good time to take stock of our lives. An article in the Los Angeles Business Journal refers to this as the “Second-Half Run” (April 13-19, 2015, page 47). It’s important to look back, look forward, and most importantly to look at the here-and-now Many of us are fortunate […]
New Year Resolutions can be wonderful or they can be daunting. An important variable that determines the positive or negative effects of New Year Resolutions is the mindset of the person making the resolutions. It’s not the resolution that is good or bad….it’s the attitude and mental frame that the resolution maker has about the […]
50PlusConnects is proud to hear that one of our own has received another positive review for her one woman show My Life on a Diet, playing in Buffalo, New York at the timr of the review. The show is a series of stories that Renee tells with lots of humor, as the reviewer Ben Siegel says: Her stories, […]
The images in the slideshow below come from their 2014 Classics Calendar created by people in the Contilla Retirement Group of Essen, Germany. The community printed about 5,000 copies of the calendar, but demand has been high, as the photos have gone viral this past year. You may actually download a pdf version of the calendar here. […]
Do you have a little extra time on your hands? Are you searching for a new way to keep active and busy? Consider diving into the world of Do-It-Yourself projects! Beverly Holman, a California resident, cleverly deems herself a “Gizmologist.” (BeverlyHolman.com) Beverly enjoyed creating art as early as her teen years but like many budding […]