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Thrive Beyond 55: July/August 2025

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Thrive Beyond 55: July/August 2025

Purpose and Passion If I had to sum up my life right now in just two words, they would be purpose and pas ...

Purpose and Passion If I had to sum up my life right now in just two words, they would be purpose and passion. These two words have become steady companions lately—guiding me, nudging me, offering a n ...

July 01, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 May/June A Better Way Through Crisis

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Thrive Beyond 55 May/June A Better Way Through Crisis

Prime Minister Mark Carney recently shared a powerful insight: “You build your way out of a crisis, you d ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney recently shared a powerful insight: “You build your way out of a crisis, you don’t cut your way out.” Though he was speaking in the context of national recovery, the message ...

May 01, 2025
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Refresh – On The Stage At Any Age

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Refresh – On The Stage At Any Age

Wayne B. has always enjoyed going to the theatre. “It’s been a lifelong interest,” he says. That’s why, a ...

Wayne B. has always enjoyed going to the theatre. “It’s been a lifelong interest,” he says. That’s why, after volunteering for Vancouver’s Bard on the Beach for two years, he took the plunge to furthe ...

May 01, 2025
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Chris Hadfield – Out of This World

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Chris Hadfield – Out of This World

It is no exaggeration to say that Commander Chris Hadfield is good at almost everything. Decorated fighte ...

It is no exaggeration to say that Commander Chris Hadfield is good at almost everything. Decorated fighter pilot, astronaut, first Canadian to walk in space, first Canadian to operate the Canadarm, fi ...

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The Dryden Family: Compassion for Kids on the Street

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The Dryden Family: Compassion for Kids on the Street

It all started in Pakistan. Murray Dryden, there on holiday, stumbled over a child sleeping in squalor in ...

It all started in Pakistan. Murray Dryden, there on holiday, stumbled over a child sleeping in squalor in the street, and it triggered some unpleasant memories. His daughter Judy says that when she wa ...

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The Penguins of Patagonia

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The Penguins of Patagonia

The captain cuts the engine and the catamaran drifts closer to shore. I’m aboard a shallow-draft passenge ...

The captain cuts the engine and the catamaran drifts closer to shore. I’m aboard a shallow-draft passenger ferry — with an onboard bar, no less — approaching Martillo Island in the Argentine half of t ...

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Petra: Rose City of Jordan

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Petra: Rose City of Jordan

If you’re tired of the mundane and looking for adventure somewhere other than the ordinary, then look to ...

If you’re tired of the mundane and looking for adventure somewhere other than the ordinary, then look to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Here, you can hike through history, swim in the Dead Sea, and ...

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CHAT GTP For Seniors: Yes or No?

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CHAT GTP For Seniors: Yes or No?

I was recently a passenger in a car travelling from the historic seaside town of Paraty, Brazil, back to ...

I was recently a passenger in a car travelling from the historic seaside town of Paraty, Brazil, back to São Paulo—a 4.5-hour journey, if all goes well. My New York friend and I were joined by a Brazi ...

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Living On Purpose: Staying Inspired Amid Chaos

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Living On Purpose: Staying Inspired Amid Chaos

How do you stay inspired when so many things around you are falling apart? You might think about your lea ...

How do you stay inspired when so many things around you are falling apart? You might think about your leaky faucet or the peeling paint, your arthritic knees, current events, or money problems. Photo: ...

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Thrive Beyond 55 – March/April Finding Your New Passion

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Thrive Beyond 55 – March/April Finding Your New Passion

Like David Axon says about starting his new hobby of photography, it just clicked. That’s the sensation y ...

Like David Axon says about starting his new hobby of photography, it just clicked. That’s the sensation you feel when something you’re doing starts to feel pleasurable. Comfortable. Like you own it, a ...

February 28, 2025
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Refresh: For The Love of Music & Dance

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Refresh: For The Love of Music & Dance

If ageing is seen as a gift of time to explore new experiences, the freedom to pursue dreams is blown wid ...

If ageing is seen as a gift of time to explore new experiences, the freedom to pursue dreams is blown wide open. It is often when people take the time to engage in creativity and connection through mu ...

February 28, 2025
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BOB MCDONALD: “Just Say Yes”

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BOB MCDONALD: “Just Say Yes”

“I thought I was going to be an actor,” says broadcaster Bob McDonald, longtime host of CBC Radio’s scien ...

“I thought I was going to be an actor,” says broadcaster Bob McDonald, longtime host of CBC Radio’s science magazine Quirks & Quarks. As a promising college thespian, he could have gone far, but h ...

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Gone With the Birds

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Gone With the Birds

In 2004 I was comfortably entrenched in my retirement life of golf, gardening, and relaxation when a seri ...

In 2004 I was comfortably entrenched in my retirement life of golf, gardening, and relaxation when a series of events conspired to change my life forever. It was a cold, crisp, and sunny February morn ...

February 28, 2025
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Learning Photography in your 60s

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|Date: February 28, 2025
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Learning Photography in your 60s

It clicked! One morning, at the age of 61, I woke up and decided to take up photography. It was as ...

It clicked! One morning, at the age of 61, I woke up and decided to take up photography. It was as simple as that. I never had a hobby in my life, and being totally nontechnical I had a fear of ...

February 28, 2025
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Let’s Talk About Cremation

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Let’s Talk About Cremation

When is a good time to talk about cremation? Before Christmas? No. At the start of the new year? No again ...

When is a good time to talk about cremation? Before Christmas? No. At the start of the new year? No again. How about during a pandemic? Forget it. And it’s hardly an ideal theme at Easter—given the ho ...

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