I like my life.  Maybe it’s not everything that it could be, but it’s a good life. I’ve realized that it’s fluid and ever-changing. When I get stressed, I try to take a deep breath and a step back. I examine the situation and figure out how to make it work. I flip it somehow. With age I’ve learned the importance of being flexible.
I read today that older people are happier than younger people. This comes from the American Psychologoical Association of Toronto, Canada and a Pew Research Study.
I accept this idea completely. I have a teen. She is a beautiful …read more

(I hope this doesn’t turn out to be a repeat post, I already wrote this up but it seems to have disappeared into the great unknown….)
As we age, one of our biggest enemies if falling. You can be in seemingly perfect health, but if you’re over 65 and you fall, if you break a hip or sustain a serious injury, your quality of life can be severely affected.
We can minimize the falls by making the environment as safe as is possible. This means getting rid of scatter rugs, ensuring there’s no clutter on the floor that can be …read more