Living your Life to the Fullest “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” –Aristotle “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson One of the main goals of my blog, as women in our fifth decade of life, is to live […]
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And the Challenges (and Joys) that Come with it Whether you are single, recently divorced, separated, widowed, or just haven’t found the right person yet, it is fair to say that dating these days, regardless of age, it’s a difficult task. Add being in your 50s to
“Aging happy and well, instead of sad and sick, is at least under some personal control. We have considerable control over our weight, exercise, education, and abuse of cigarettes and alcohol. With hard work and/or therapy, our relationships with our spouses and our coping styles can be changed for the better. A successful old age
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Tips to Improve your Self-Worth This blog post is a follow-up on Practicing Self-Love, which I published a few weeks ago. Self-Love and Self-Esteem are intrinsically connected; therefore, it is essential to understand the meaning of self-esteem if you want to practice or improve self-love. But what is self-esteem? In psychology, the term self-esteem is
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Renovate, revitalize and regenerate yourself While we continue searching for the elusive fountain of youth, there are several things or changes you can do today to help yourself look and feel younger. The ancient Romans had already set the foundation of what many people seek today to improve their mental and physical health and
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This past Valentine’s day, I read an article about the different kinds of love according to ancient Greeks, which inspired me to write the present blog post. As I have always suspected, there are many kinds of love, eight to be exact. EROS-Passionate love LUDUS-Playful love PHILAUTIA-Self-love MANIA-Obsessive love PRAGMA-Committed love STORGE-Family love PHILIA-Friendship love
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Age positively, live better: reverting the process of aging. Before I start writing my blog posts, I do extensive research to become informed and knowledgeable about my blog’s relevant topics. I am very intrigued by the concept of positive aging, what it means, how it can be done, and the results of this practice.
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Everyone wants to find happiness, yet many people find it elusive. Happiness is not a continuum; I am happy all day, every day, every minute. It is necessary to understand this, and once you do, it will be a lot easier to grasp the concept of happiness. Material things and possessions will not bring you
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My Personal Story It was February 11th, 2013, 10:00 am, and I am in my office preparing for my Spanish 102 class, which starts at 10:20; then, the phone rang. I picked it up, and it was a doctor from the breast imaging clinic; she says: do you have a moment? I say I do,
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