Tag: inspired | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine - Part 2

Living On Purpose: Finding Purpose All Year Long

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: October 27, 2025
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Living On Purpose: Finding Purpose All Year Long

The title of this column is Living on Purpose, and for most of my years I’ve managed to find spaces in my ...

The title of this column is Living on Purpose, and for most of my years I’ve managed to find spaces in my life to do just that. But there have been times when I was living out someone else’s purpose, ...

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

Posted by Barbara Risto
|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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THE RT. HON JEAN CHRETIEN: Better than Ever

Posted by Jennifer Hartley
|Date: August 31, 2025
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THE RT. HON JEAN CHRETIEN: Better than Ever

When you walk along the corridor of prime ministerial portraits outside the House of Commons chamber in O ...

When you walk along the corridor of prime ministerial portraits outside the House of Commons chamber in Ottawa, there is one that stands out for its brilliant colour. From a bright yellow canvas, a se ...

August 31, 2025
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Art Maven Wendy Welch

Posted by Sam Margolis
|Date: August 31, 2025
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Art Maven Wendy Welch

A tireless work ethic, tenacity, and a passion for helping others through the artistic process are behind ...

A tireless work ethic, tenacity, and a passion for helping others through the artistic process are behind Wendy Welch’s enduring and successful stewardship of the Vancouver Island School of Art (VISA) ...

August 31, 2025
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Motorcycle Diaries

Posted by Monica Yuzak
|Date: August 31, 2025
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Motorcycle Diaries

It turned out my new boyfriend, Yves, rode a motorcycle. “Nope. No way. I’m nearly forty-five and not up ...

It turned out my new boyfriend, Yves, rode a motorcycle. “Nope. No way. I’m nearly forty-five and not up for the ‘biker-bitch’ role,” I asserted. “Been there, done that, got the T-shirt, and it no lon ...

August 31, 2025
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Cruising to the 7th Continent

Posted by Marilyn Jones
|Date: August 31, 2025
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Cruising to the 7th Continent

With my newfound friends gathered around me, I celebrated my 70th birthday. Joy, Barbara, and Cansi sang ...

With my newfound friends gathered around me, I celebrated my 70th birthday. Joy, Barbara, and Cansi sang Happy Birthday to me as the wait staff joined in and presented me with a slice of chocolate cak ...

August 31, 2025
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Japan’s Shikoku Pilgrimage Trail

Posted by Kate Robertson
|Date: August 31, 2025
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Japan’s Shikoku Pilgrimage Trail

“I’m going to take the stamped pages from the book and frame them on my wall when I get home,” says Sherr ...

“I’m going to take the stamped pages from the book and frame them on my wall when I get home,” says Sherrell, a vivacious 60-something henro (pilgrim) from Australia. She’s referring to the goshuin te ...

August 31, 2025
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: Today I Give Thanks

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: August 31, 2025
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: Today I Give Thanks

This Thanksgiving, I will give thanks for my friends and family who help me get through life. None of us ...

This Thanksgiving, I will give thanks for my friends and family who help me get through life. None of us can do it alone. We need support, guidance, acceptance, challenge, laughter, and the camaraderi ...

August 31, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55: July/August 2025

Posted by Barbara Risto
|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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Refresh: Digital Housecleaning – DELETE

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: July 01, 2025
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Refresh: Digital Housecleaning – DELETE

As we move through the decades of life, most of us eventually take on the task of downsizing—or at least ...

As we move through the decades of life, most of us eventually take on the task of downsizing—or at least housecleaning—our physical footprint. We cull our closets, sort through our libraries, dig into ...

July 01, 2025
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Holly Cole: Dazzling and Jazzy

Posted by Jennifer Hartley
|Date: July 01, 2025
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Holly Cole: Dazzling and Jazzy

“Surviving a natural disaster can have a huge impact on your life.” In 2011, while in Japan on tour, Cana ...

“Surviving a natural disaster can have a huge impact on your life.” In 2011, while in Japan on tour, Canadian music icon Holly Cole was about to head to the pool when glasses on her minibar started ra ...

July 01, 2025
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Thinking About Moving? Start Here.

Posted by Barbara Risto
|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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Victoria’s Scottish Sights and Sounds

Posted by Sam Margolis
|Date: July 01, 2025
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Victoria’s Scottish Sights and Sounds

Highland Heritage Leader Signs of Scotland abound in Victoria, with kilt-clad musicians by the Inner Harb ...

Highland Heritage Leader Signs of Scotland abound in Victoria, with kilt-clad musicians by the Inner Harbour, the distinctive culinary flavours of the northern part of the United Kingdom, and whisky c ...

July 01, 2025
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Surprising Yourself in Sicily

Posted by Jennifer Hartley
|Date: July 01, 2025
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Surprising Yourself in Sicily

Life is about surprising yourself and stepping outside your comfort zone. For some, trusting a guided tou ...

Life is about surprising yourself and stepping outside your comfort zone. For some, trusting a guided tour to deliver an adventure that lives up to expectations is stepping outside that comfort zone. ...

July 01, 2025
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Walking Jersey Shores

Posted by James Ross
|Date: July 01, 2025
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Walking Jersey Shores

The island of Jersey, off the northern coast of France, has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world. ...

The island of Jersey, off the northern coast of France, has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world. At low tide, the island nearly doubles in size. Since my wife and I are spending a week wander ...

July 01, 2025
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