Retirement Can Be Very Rewarding
The word retirement can be overwhelming for many, especially if you have lived life on the edge pay cheque to pay cheque. In fact, today, the way you retire has …
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Beating Bitterness in Life
Lifelong friendships do give us a reason to stick around, they bring calm to the soul, laughter and a million reasons to make life worthwhile. A saying “Your best friend …
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Friendships – More than their weight in gold
This article is being penned with a lot of soul. It’s been- Two years or so, since I have travelled, Two years or so since I met up with friends. …
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Finding Contentment
Contentment…. Such a refined word, one really needs to refine, redefine and restructure ones thought process to reach a State Of Contentment. I love relating to stories or parables to …
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Seniors Do Want Sex!
You don’t have to be a millennial to have awesome sex! get some valuable tips from Vinita Alvares Fernandes We all know that the frequency of sex declines with age …
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When Exercising Is a Killjoy: Strive For Quality over Quantity
Exercising for me has always come easy; to the extent my day feels incomplete without my fitbit, my ten thousand steps and yoga fix. However I might say that there …
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Is Money Funny In This World?
Rich man poor man beggar man thief, all handle money differently and how it matters to each one is a very personal choice. Your relationship with money and money matters …
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Your Daily Cup Of Gratitude
The word Gratitude originated in the 16th Century, from the words Gratis- Gratitudo, Latin words meaning pleasing, thankful. Why has this word come to be so powerful? What is its …
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Get Back Up!
Like a boxing match, every time you have an excuse not to exercise, you get knocked down, you are exhausted, you want to give up (your opponents)… get back up …
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Of Fathers and Father Figures
WHAT MAKES A DAD God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous …
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Reunion State of Mind
A reunion comes with a mixed bag of feelings, it can be an absolutely enduring experience for some and close to a nightmare for others. So if you’re on the …
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How about a Date?
If it’s been a while since you’ve been in the dating game, you might feel a little out of your element. Times have changed and so have dating norms. But …
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HEALTHY FOODS YOU SHOULD EAT ONCE A WEEK
It really amazes me that the amount of information we are able to access with the touch of a screen, it is so liberating. Especially in the present day world, …
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Get to the point: Difficult Conversations
Are you a “keep it light” or a “meaningful” conversationalist?” As a public speaking consultant, from my experience with training people to speak concisely with confidence, I realized the skills …
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Meditate to Lighten Your Yolk
With the world, its people, science and technology advancing at heady speeds, The greed for money, power and ownership has left mankind stressed, burnt out and caught in a headless …
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27 Meatless Days
Have you heard of the global movement Meatless Mondays? “In 2003, John Hopkins Centre for a livable future began the Meatless Monday Movement. Meat Free Monday, Green Monday and adaptations …
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Scammers on the Prowl
Technology is advancing at supersonic speed! It’s hard to keep-up especially as older adults. What is even more rampant are cyber scams targeting older adults. Being a victim to these …
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Eating out versus Eating in
How many meals per week do you prepare yourself? How many meals per week do you eat away from your home? Covid and lock down has turned many into home …
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Mind over Matter- Brain Health
I clearly remember the days of both my pregnancies. One of the main concerns was the cognitive growth of the fetus. What should the mother-to-be eat? What activities are important? …
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The Sleep Divorce
Is breaking up in bed the answer to a better night’s sleep? Scene-1 One partner falls asleep and the snoring begins. The other partner lies awake in agony until the …
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Are You Living A Meaningful Life?
What is my Legacy? What is the purpose of my life? What do I want to be remembered by? You can be a doctor and save lives, You can …
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Get Into the Sundowner State of Mind
The verdict from many a health pundit is, “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.” However every human has what is called your …
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Stereotype Grand parenting- Banish the Old Biddy
Becoming a grandparent is one of the joys of ageing, it should not change the person you are or upend your whole life, adapting to the new family dynamic can …
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New Age Products Help All Facets of Independent Senior Living
An increase of couples opting for nuclear family lifestyle versus the joint family system, where three generations lived under one roof, the percentage of older people wanting to be active …
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Living it up in Your 60s
Do you know that every year the power of information doubles? So in ten years information will be a thousand fold and in twenty years, a million fold. That is …
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“Happiness is a Perfume…
…you cannot pour it on others without getting a few drops on yourself” “In a small village in the valley, lived a man who was always happy, kind, and well …
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Bust the Burnout Before It Busts You!
Do the world a favour, Put yourself, your physical and mental health and general well-being—FIRST Mental health is defined as “a state of well-being in which every individual realizes their own …
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The Calling of The Owl
Would you rather watch a sunrise or count the midnight stars? If you had to wake up at 6:00am, would you look and feel more like Mary Poppins or Oscar …
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Who You Are Now That You’re No Longer Working?
If You’re in The Early Stages of Retirement and Feeling Somewhat Lost, You’re Not Alone. Read on To Enjoy This New Chapter of Your Life, writes Vinita Alvares Fernandes …
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