july 2025 – INSPIRED

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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Refresh: Digital Housecleaning – DELETE

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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 ...

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Holly Cole: Dazzling and Jazzy

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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 ...

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Strength Training for 55+ Women

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Strength Training for 55+ Women

Strength training – also called resistance or weight training – significantly enhances quality of life an ...

Strength training – also called resistance or weight training – significantly enhances quality of life and independence as we age. Yet it’s often overlooked by women, due to the fear that it will crea ...

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Thinking About Moving? Start Here.

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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

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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 ...

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Surprising Yourself in Sicily

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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. ...

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Walking Jersey Shores

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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 ...

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Living On Purpose: Summer Book Reading With A Purpose

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Living On Purpose: Summer Book Reading With A Purpose

Three books I recommend for your summer reading are “Muddy Water” by Allen Tysick, “A Turn of Attention: ...

Three books I recommend for your summer reading are “Muddy Water” by Allen Tysick, “A Turn of Attention: Journeys into Mediumship” by Debra Doerksen, and “The World So Wide” by Zilla Jones. All three ...

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