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Get Started on Your Bucket List!
Are you bored with being stuck inside during this coronavirus quarantine? What better way to pass the time than create a bucket list? The excitement of planning a trip may be just what you need to take your mind off things.  Making a bucket list is simple in itself as it...
Nutritional Action Plan for Aging Well
While you are focused on staying healthy and avoiding the coronavirus right now, don't neglect the importance of your diet. In today's society, diet is synonymous with weight-loss. However, you should focus on the nutrients you need to keep your immune system performing at its best, staying resilient, and ward...
Sense and sensibility
“I wanted to get the tears out of the way so I could act sensible.” Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking   In her novel “Sense and Sensibility,” Jane Austen personifies these opposite traits in the personalities of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, sisters who are principal characters in the...
A catalyst for change
Retirement is a time for reflection and can be an opportunity to act on those long-held wishes and fulfill them. Whether it's longing for a change of scenery, starting a new chapter in your career, or just reconnecting with friends, there's no better time to stop thinking about it and...
Birthdays
As we get older, birthdays don't have the same importance as they did when we were younger. When we were younger, we looked forward to getting old enough to go to school, get our driver's license, graduate from high school or college, getting married, and have children. Then we progress from...
Befriending one’s older self
The Gerontology/Aging Studies program at Portland Community College has a weekly gathering, known as the "The Ageless Network," for students, faculty, and anyone else who is interested. There are presentations or films and usually discussions. At one of these gatherings, we learned about the concept of befriending one's older self. The...