Over the years you may have built up resentments and hostility towards others and the pain, anger and even hatred has festered, causing physical and emotional distress. Perhaps you were hurt so badly that the memories are too difficult to review or the situation is beyond anything you could repair. Is it possible to gather up the courage and commitment to give yourself a special gift and that is to begin the process of forgiveness?
The so-called civilized world we live in makes it difficult to maintain youthful attributes and stay healthy. Fast food, pollution, low and non-nutrition processed edibles eaten as food, stress, medications, lack of adequate information and our own negligence contribute to health problems and signs of premature aging.
To get around it, you can do one of two things: just let it happen or be on the offensive with compensating measures.
On a talk show recently, the host and I were discussing retirement. He related the story of a friend, a CEO who couldn’t wait to retire at 65. The pressure and stress of running a company had become so burdensome he was counting the days until it was all over.
The time finally came and he spent two years playing golf, fishing and taking his wife on cruises. One day he realized he was bored with the “good life” and wanted to work again, at least part time.
Many Boomers plan to work in some capacity in retirement. When they reach the big six-o, they won't automatically switch into the role of typical traditional retiree.
They will not fade into the sunset to play bingo, shuffleboard, golf every day. While they will enjoy winding down they will not live life as a pastime. They value their education, wisdom, and experience and will use it to help others while they help themselves stay vital and productive. They exercise, are in fabulous good health, and will work to stay that way.
The mental and physical decline that accompanies the aging process – is it inevitable? Or is it a result of cultural influences and how we live?
Gerontologist John W. Rowe, MD, believes, as do many other experts, that 70 percent of the aging process is controllable with wise lifestyle choices. The remaining 30 percent is the result of heredity.
Europeans love station wagons, the body style that Baby Boomers abandoned as they entered their rebellious youth. That?s too bad; wagons are a functional and fuel-efficient alternative to the crossovers and sport-utility vehicles that dominate American
7). Recent surveys have confirmed this and found that Gen Yers (those born between 1980 and 1994) and Boomers (those born between 1945 and 1960) in the US, are seeking a new set of rewards that go far beyond the size of their pay package (8). What they
as midsize models do here. But one gap remains. Europeans love station wagons, the body style that Baby Boomers abandoned as they entered their rebellious youth. That?s too bad; wagons are a functional and fuel-efficient alternative to the crossovers
CHICAGO, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- As more and more baby boomers investigate ideal retirement destinations, they may be surprised at what they find. Mainstays such as France and Florida are being bumped from their spot at the top of the list
processing and attention, as well as memory. Enter the entrepreneurs. A huge market beckoned: The 78 million baby boomers were entering the age of forgetfulness. In 2008, sales of brain-fitness software hit $265 million. The industry expects that number
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