It’s a true quandary in our current times. With so much to be worried about (climate change, the future of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and political instability in our country and abroad), how is it possible to be happy and positive as the years go on? While many of…

With spring approaching, you may be thinking about the return of warmer weather. But the evidence is growing and getting more alarming with each passing year when it comes to hot weather. We know from NASA that 2024 was the warmest year on record for the world, with 15 consecutive…

If you’ve followed the news over the past several days, you are probably aware that 88-year-old Pope Francis has been hospitalized in what has been described as “critical condition,” with a diagnosis that includes double pneumonia. Various reports have tracked the roller-coaster nature of his case, with progress and setbacks,…

There’s no getting around the reality that for so many older adults, loneliness continues to be an overbearing part of everyday life. As we have noted in previous posts, even if you have contact with other people and you’re not socially isolated, you may still experience profound loneliness (the subjective…

So, have you been smitten with wanderlust yet this year? Or have you planned to get out of town to find some relaxation and rebuild your resilience given the stressors that are so commonplace these days? If you’re ready to go, there are lots of recommendations from those in the…

Information, be it truthful or false, is coming at us fast and furious these days. Whether coming from the political arena, social media sources or just information passed on from a friend, it’s becoming harder and harder to verify the accuracy of what you’re hearing and reading. It’s one thing…