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Forgiveness

By Jo-Anne | Published: January 14, 2012

Yesterday, while walking in a public building, my eyes glanced to a monitor on the wall. It was displaying a saying by Norman Cousins and I stopped to make sure I “absorbed” the message. The saying, “Life is an adventure in forgiveness,” raised my spirits. Isn’t it wonderful to think that we humans really and [...]

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Living It Fully!

By admin | Published: September 26, 2010

Recently we received a wonderful note from Donna, an After Fiftier, and it got me thinking about the After Fifty Living tag line: live it fully, live it now.  But first, here’s the note:
“Hi Jo-Anne, I am a tour operator and specialize in garden tours.  Many of my guests are 60 plus and I cannot tell [...]

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Some Life Lessons from Andy Rooney – Part 2

By Jo-Anne | Published: August 25, 2010

Here’s a gift to you all from me – the final installment of simply wonderful sayings by the incredible Andy Rooney. Enjoy!
I’ve learned
… that the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am;
… that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile;
… [...]

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After Fifty? Thinking of Retirement? Make It A Happy One! (Part 3)

By Jo-Anne | Published: August 5, 2010

Let’s look at the final two “secrets” to a happy retirement, as was highlighted by Sidney Lagier in her recent US News’ article. The first 2 secrets were discussed in the posting here of July 25th and the next three secrets are discussed in the posting here on July 29th.  Here are the last 2 [...]

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After Fifty? Thinking of Retirement? Make It a Happy One! (Part 2)

By Jo-Anne | Published: July 29, 2010

Our previous posting here references US News’ recent article by Sydney Lagier: 7 Secrets to a Happy Retirement. In that posting, we reviewed Sydney’s first 2 secrets: good health and having a significant other in your life. Let’s look at three more of these secrets.
A Social Network. The US News article mentions research showing that [...]

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After Fifty? Thinking of Retirement? Make It a Happy One!

By Jo-Anne | Published: July 25, 2010

US News came out this week with a great article, “7 Secrets to a Happy Retirement.” It could have easily been entitled “7 Secrets to a Happy Life,” as the “secrets” make a lot of sense, regardless of how many candles we have on our birthday cakes. The problem, though, is that these secrets may [...]

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