When you help a friend through widowhood, it will be one of the most challenging and compassionate acts you can offer. Recently, my dear girlfriend lost her husband. While certainly not by choice, she has now entered an unfamiliar and difficult passage of her life. Without her beloved spouse and soulmate, she will have a […]

This story is about positivity and negativity and how we can lead our grands to choose the glass-half-full mentality. Our personality type is in our DNA and we pass this on to our children and grands. When I say DNA, I am not specifically referring to our genetic code in the scientific sense. What I […]

*Affiliate disclosure. Red-y to embrace red lipstick after 50? Some say people our age should eschew red lipstick but I say women over 50 should eschew being told what to do! Guidelines are fine but rules are meant to be broken, darlings! When it comes to selecting the right red lipstick shade that suits you, […]

It has been difficult to stay positive lately, but something today triggered a memory that I am holding tight. I think it will help you, too, darling. I remember this one morning, to a tee, the profoundly happy effect that positive words triggered in a body that was not feeling well. I’d lost my voice […]

Falling in love with nature after 50 can help you find fulfillment, joy, and peace. I woke up this morning to a bright sun that appeared to be rising out of Lake Michigan. “Good morning, sun!” I said aloud, then became immediately enraptured by its glow upon the lake, looking like diamond crystals from the […]