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By Renee Langmuir (Originally published on the website The Rookie Retiree: Website For New Retirees)   I’ve been noticing that I’m getting subtly annoyed at my friends and close relations who are in my age group. They have not changed their interaction styles. They still have all of the virtues that…

By Alice Herb   Having just turned 90, I need to reorient myself to who I think I now am. I can’t quite grasp that I have managed to outlive even my mother. She died one day before her 90th birthday- but actually, it was on her birthday, as she…

By agebuzz Contributing Editor Julie Buyon   Moving to a new city can be exciting and daunting at the same time. Many seniors (about 1 in 5 Americans aged 55 plus, according to AARP) relocated in 2018 (although the number plummeted during the pandemic). Count me among them!  Like so…

By Louise Applebome   I think yoga has gained in exposure far enough by now for most people to have some awareness of its physical benefits.   If practiced smartly, with regularity, under the tutelage of qualified instructors, I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that an ongoing yoga…

By Kathleen M. Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus   Love for both my late husband, Tom and my current husband, Charlie, has endured over decades.   On the evening of February 12, 2007, Tom died in my arms. Earlier, he had said, “Find a new partner when I’m gone. Don’t…

Writer Dave Donelson left his successful business career in 1999 to become a full-time freelance writer. In 2020 he both completed a memoir of his life growing up (entitled Fathers: A Memoir) and began a daily journal where he posts his thoughts, observations, and insights each day. Titled “Journal of My Seventieth Year: A…

By Bonnie Hagen   Every day, more and more people learn about the benefits of CBD (Cannabidiol) for relieving pain, reducing inflammation, treating insomnia, and alleviating anxiety. Sales of CBD products have skyrocketed since hemp-derived CBD was de-scheduled in the 2018 Federal Farm Bill.  Along with the sales gains has…

I Hate It, I Love It By Alice Herb   Now that I am most obviously a very senior, senior person, I am constantly being asked by other people if I need help. They just grasp my elbow or otherwise give me admonitions on what I should and shouldn’t do….

By Renee Langmuir (Originally published on the website The Rookie Retiree: Website For New Retirees)   One night – that is the amount of time which you will have to transition to your new, retirement life. How is that possible? One day, you will leave your job. You will come home,…

By Louise Applebome   I knew that as 2022 neared its end and a new year arrived, it was time to spend extra time in yoga backends.   Lest you get distracted by thinking backbends mean huge wheels and arcs, please be aware that there are many other gentler, beneficial…