Purposeful aging

If you were to buy into our youth-oriented culture, you might think there’s nothing to be happy about as you get older. Whether it’s your physical decline, the loss of friends or loved ones, or the finite number of days ahead of you, the prevailing ethos seems to suggest there’s…

It’s no secret that staying healthy and active as you age is more than just keeping your medical appointments and making sure you’re taking your prescribed medications. Your lifestyle is a critical factor in how well you physically and cognitively age. Whether that means getting sufficient sleep or exercise, maintaining…

The novelist Thomas Wolfe once wrote, “Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.” While that may be true, and many, if not most of us, experience loneliness at some point in our lives, that doesn’t mean it’s an easy experience or one without…

For many, the arrival of spring heralds the creation of lists of must-read new books. Anticipating lazy vacation days or quiet beachside retreats, are you planning on what books to load on your Kindle or check out from the library? As always, there are new works about to be published…

We certainly live in an “interesting” time. Class, cultural, and political divisions are rampant throughout the country, and tensions are high as violence becomes more common and partisanship and social media blind us from universally shared facts and truth. In such times, it’s natural to see younger people front and…

So, did you make a “healthy living” resolution on New Year’s Eve? Have you started going to a gym, watching what you eat, or maybe getting into bed earlier? Do you feel motivated to stick to your resolutions, or are you already starting to see yourself sliding back into old…