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Thrive Beyond 55: March/April

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|Date: February 28, 2026
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Thrive Beyond 55: March/April

Something Bigger Than Yourself Author: Barbara Risto At first glance, this issue’s features could not be ...

Something Bigger Than Yourself Author: Barbara Risto At first glance, this issue’s features could not be more different. A world-recognised potter whose glazes are studied and admired internationally. ...

February 28, 2026
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Turning a Life in Broadcasting Into Service, Storytelling, & Community

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Turning a Life in Broadcasting Into Service, Storytelling, & Community

Author: Barbara Risto If you’ve ever listened to the INSPIRED podcast—the companion online experience to ...

Author: Barbara Risto If you’ve ever listened to the INSPIRED podcast—the companion online experience to INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine—you’ve likely noticed the conversations don’t feel forced. They ...

February 28, 2026
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Thrive Beyond 55: January/February

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|Date: December 30, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55: January/February

Holding The Centre In A Fractured World As Canadians, we often speak with pride about our diversity. We t ...

Holding The Centre In A Fractured World As Canadians, we often speak with pride about our diversity. We tell ourselves—and the world—that people from many cultures, faiths, and backgrounds have found ...

December 30, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55: November/December

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Thrive Beyond 55: November/December

Giving Back As we grow older and step into the role of elders in our society, we have much to be thankful ...

Giving Back As we grow older and step into the role of elders in our society, we have much to be thankful for. Throughout our lives, we have benefited from countless charities, community groups, and v ...

October 27, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 September/October Parallel Journeys

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|Date: August 31, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 September/October Parallel Journeys

This year, I stood on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for the very first time. I was struck by the grandeur of ...

This year, I stood on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for the very first time. I was struck by the grandeur of the buildings, the sweep of the lawns, and the weight of history in every carved stone and echo ...

August 31, 2025
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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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Thinking About Moving? Start Here.

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|Date: July 01, 2025
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Thinking About Moving? Start Here.

Over the years of publishing INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine, I’ve had countless conversations with reade ...

Over the years of publishing INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine, I’ve had countless conversations with readers about housing. Sometimes it’s a casual “I’ve been thinking about downsizing.” Other times it ...

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

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|Date: May 01, 2025
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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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Thrive Beyond 55 – March/April Finding Your New Passion

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|Date: February 28, 2025
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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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Thrive Beyond 55 – January/February

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|Date: January 01, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 – January/February

Getting Out of the Rut Our featured person this issue, David Bouchard, says, “When something touches me a ...

Getting Out of the Rut Our featured person this issue, David Bouchard, says, “When something touches me and sits in my craw for long enough, something just starts to percolate in the back of my mind, ...

January 01, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

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|Date: November 01, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

Life Shouldn’t Be On Speed Dial Have you ever been surprised by how many hours your phone reports you spe ...

Life Shouldn’t Be On Speed Dial Have you ever been surprised by how many hours your phone reports you spent each day last week texting, emailing, and scrolling through the internet and social media? P ...

November 01, 2024
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A Positive Makeover Boost

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|Date: November 01, 2024
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A Positive Makeover Boost

Over the past two issues, we have profiled the candidates chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ ...

Over the past two issues, we have profiled the candidates chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Show. Here is our third and final candidate, Karen Weiss. “The makeover was a truly ...

November 01, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – September/October

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|Date: September 01, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – September/October

Perseverance Every issue I publish has stories about people who defy the odds, who come back from the bri ...

Perseverance Every issue I publish has stories about people who defy the odds, who come back from the brink of despair or disaster and keep on going. As Laurie Mueller mentions in her column, some of ...

September 01, 2024
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Makeover Magic

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|Date: September 01, 2024
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Makeover Magic

Caede Pungente-Sivunen was one of three applicants chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ Lifest ...

Caede Pungente-Sivunen was one of three applicants chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Show, and she gave the experience a resounding thumbs up.“I was very impressed with all the ...

September 01, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – July/August

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|Date: July 03, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – July/August

Perennially Yours Some months ago, I wrote about the new cottage garden I am creating in my front yard. I ...

Perennially Yours Some months ago, I wrote about the new cottage garden I am creating in my front yard. In it, I plant only perennials. I like these plants for their non-fussiness. Year after year the ...

July 03, 2024
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