By Louise Applebome   November 2024 was a month of profound sadness, disappointment, and loss.    And then we have to dig down deep to conjure up our toughest survival skills.    First, there was the U.S. presidential election.  The results were not a shock.  The shortened campaign by the…

By Nancy Peckenham   The other day in yoga class, I was surprised when the teacher stopped suddenly after mentioning how yoga practice could help you as you age. “I mean, yoga helps with your longevity,” she said, correcting herself.   As I sat cross-legged on my mat, it struck…

By Renee Langmuir   I never thought I would be old. No – I didn’t think my life would end at an early age. I just couldn’t picture myself as an old person.  Dr. Hal Hershfield, a professor of Marketing and Behavioral Decision Making at UCLA, has spent a decade…

By Susanna P. Barton   A perfectly executed Grand Plan will never have legs unless it’s grounded in a healthy mind, body, and soul. Exercising these strengths is essential to aging successfully, and we must all dedicate ourselves to it during life’s second half—whether we like it or not!  …

By Alice Herb I learned a long time ago that there are days when one should just stay in bed, as it is going to be a bad day. And for me that day was today. I woke up late for a breakfast appointment with my brother. I clambered out…

Dave Donelson is a writer, photographer, and artist with some three million words in print. His works appear regularly in over three dozen national publications and he is the author of numerous books of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and memoir. Today’s poem, Passion, comes from Dave’s book, Visions of a Certain…