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Thrive Beyond 55: November/December

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|Date: October 27, 2025
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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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|Date: July 01, 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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Reviving Rosy: A Radiant Makeover Story

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|Date: July 03, 2024
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Reviving Rosy: A Radiant Makeover Story

In March, INSPIRED Magazine held its annual 55+ Lifestyle Show where we did a makeover of three amazing w ...

In March, INSPIRED Magazine held its annual 55+ Lifestyle Show where we did a makeover of three amazing women. We call it turning “drab to fab” and while their transformation on the outside was certai ...

July 03, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55

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|Date: April 30, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55

Embracing the Heartbeat of Humanity: Why Charities and Nonprofits Matter As I reflect on my journey throu ...

Embracing the Heartbeat of Humanity: Why Charities and Nonprofits Matter As I reflect on my journey through life, I’m reminded of the profound impact charities and nonprofits have had on both my perso ...

April 30, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – March/April

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|Date: February 29, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – March/April

Health and happiness. Aren’t those the things we desire the most out of this life? In truth, one is reall ...

Health and happiness. Aren’t those the things we desire the most out of this life? In truth, one is really meaningless without the other. It was such a joy to edit the stories that went into this issu ...

February 29, 2024
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