Just over 25 years ago, my husband and I sold our condo and purchased a single home that could be modifie ...
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: AUGUST
THRIVE BEYOND 55: AUGUST
Just over 25 years ago, my husband and I sold our condo and purchased a single home that could be modified into two independent living spaces. My mother-in-law was approaching her 70s, and still resid ...
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: JUNE
THRIVE BEYOND 55: JUNE
INSPIRED Magazine is officially 18 years old. This month’s issue marks the start of our 19th year in prin ...
INSPIRED Magazine is officially 18 years old. This month’s issue marks the start of our 19th year in print. As with any passage of time, when you hit a particularly meaningful milestone, you want to t ...
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: MAY
THRIVE BEYOND 55: MAY
Magazine publishers live in a world that can feel a little like a time warp sometimes. As much as we oper ...
Magazine publishers live in a world that can feel a little like a time warp sometimes. As much as we operate in the present, we are just as likely to be looking over our shoulder at the past or leapin ...
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: APRIL
THRIVE BEYOND 55: APRIL
Gratitude is often an underrated and overlooked civility.Expressing one’s thankfulness not only releases ...
Gratitude is often an underrated and overlooked civility.Expressing one’s thankfulness not only releases a blessing outward, toward the intended target, but it does something to one’s own energy. Don’ ...
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: MARCH
THRIVE BEYOND 55: MARCH
I’m guessing I’m not the only one approaching the next few months with a sense of eagerness and relief, a ...
I’m guessing I’m not the only one approaching the next few months with a sense of eagerness and relief, and yet caution. Much has changed in our world. Much has changed for us personally. It’s time to ...
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: FEBRUARY
THRIVE BEYOND 55: FEBRUARY
As we head into February I’m reminded how much love we have around us, expressed in so many ways. For me, ...
As we head into February I’m reminded how much love we have around us, expressed in so many ways. For me, the reminder often comes from emails, letters or calls from readers saying how much they love ...
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WHAT TYPE OF RESIDENCE AM I LOOKING FOR?
WHAT TYPE OF RESIDENCE AM I LOOKING FOR?
When people consider moving into a retirement residence, they don’t always know that there are generally ...
When people consider moving into a retirement residence, they don’t always know that there are generally three different levels of care from which to choose. The three main categories are Independent ...
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: DECEMBER
THRIVE BEYOND 55: DECEMBER
At a recent workshop, I was asked the question, “When were you the happiest?”As I cast back over my life, ...
At a recent workshop, I was asked the question, “When were you the happiest?”As I cast back over my life, up from my subconscious bubbled the surprising answer, “Now!”As I’ve pondered that response, I ...
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THRIVE BEYOND 55 : NOVEMBER 2021
THRIVE BEYOND 55 : NOVEMBER 2021
In 1987, I found myself in a centuries-old stone-and-timber farmhouse in Bayeux in northwestern France. I ...
In 1987, I found myself in a centuries-old stone-and-timber farmhouse in Bayeux in northwestern France. It was a rainy day, and I needed some overnight shelter as I awaited my crossing of the Channel ...
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: OCTOBER
THRIVE BEYOND 55: OCTOBER
As we enter the fall season, I’m looking ahead with great excitement to some projects I have scheduled fo ...
As we enter the fall season, I’m looking ahead with great excitement to some projects I have scheduled for the next few months. It all started with planning a backyard party for my sister’s 70th birth ...
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: August 2021
THRIVE BEYOND 55: August 2021
As we reflect on retirement housing in this issue, I’m reminded of my own journey with family members and ...
As we reflect on retirement housing in this issue, I’m reminded of my own journey with family members and friends through the process of deciding whether or not to move. For over 13 years my mother-in ...
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Thrive Beyond 55: July 2021
Thrive Beyond 55: July 2021
I frequently think about our world and how we can make it a better place. In my opinion, that process beg ...
I frequently think about our world and how we can make it a better place. In my opinion, that process begins with our core values and beliefs. When we are aligned with those values and beliefs, they m ...
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Re Start (with Attitude)
Re Start (with Attitude)
As governments talk about restarting the economy post-pandemic, many of us are wondering how to restart o ...
As governments talk about restarting the economy post-pandemic, many of us are wondering how to restart our lives. Pandemic mode took many of us out of high circulation. It limited our social reach an ...
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Thrive Beyond 55: June 2021
Thrive Beyond 55: June 2021
One of the greatest gifts of the last year has been the opportunity to reflect inward. We get so caught u ...
One of the greatest gifts of the last year has been the opportunity to reflect inward. We get so caught up in the gyrations of running our lives that we don’t notice our lives are often running us rag ...
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Thrive Beyond 55: May 2021
Thrive Beyond 55: May 2021
Spring in BC is arriving later than usual, and so are a lot of other things… including the first dose of ...
Spring in BC is arriving later than usual, and so are a lot of other things… including the first dose of the COVID vaccine. Many of us thought BC would be further ahead by now. Like many things ...
| by Barbara Risto