Moment of Mindfulness
Mindfulness teachers often refer to the power of the purposeful pause or a moment of mindfulness. David Steindl-Rast said, “Try pausing right before and right after undertaking a new action, even...
Our Loneliness Epidemic
“Loneliness and isolation represent profound threats to our health and well-being.” So wrote U.S. surgeon general Vivek Murthy in his Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and...
Financial Health
Living consciously requires us to be increasingly conscious about our money: making it, saving it, managing it, spending it, and leaving it behind. Appreciating Money is the financial health chapter...
Exploring Purposefully
Since my inventure in Tanzania in 2009, which was a walking safari adventure across the Serengeti combined with an inner journey of discovery, I have paid increasing attention to living...
The Conscious Living Wheel
In the opening chapter of our book Midlife, New Life: Living Consciously in Midlife and Beyond, we introduced the Conscious Living Wheel. This Conscious Living Wheel is our way of structuring the...
The Power of Connection
Connecting is my word for the new year. In our fast-paced, digital world, the concept of connecting has taken on new meanings. While technology has made it easier than ever to stay in touch, the...
Helping Humanity
Helping Humanity is the title of one of the chapters in our book, Midlife, New Life: Living Consciously in Midlife and Beyond. In the chapter, we explore environmental sustainability, social...
The Third Place
If our first place is our home and the people we live with and the second place is the workplace where some of us spend most of our time, where is our third place? The original concept of the third...
Solo Aging
An increasing number of people in later life are living alone. Solo aging, or solo living as we described it in our book, Midlife, New Life, may be a matter of choice or perhaps due to a change in...