• Thrive Beyond 55: March 2021

    When the pandemic first took hold on a global scale in March 2020, an amazing thing happened: the entire ...

    When the pandemic first took hold on a global scale in March 2020, an amazing thing happened: the entire world was thrust into a shared focus by a common threat we could rally against. Suddenly, bound ...

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  • DENISE DONLON: CURIOSITY & COMPASSION

    “I was a horrible, colicky baby and no amount nursing, gripe water or walking around the block would calm ...

    “I was a horrible, colicky baby and no amount nursing, gripe water or walking around the block would calm me down.” It’s true. Denise Donlon was a restless baby. Okay, maybe even raucous, but things e ...

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  • WHEN ADVENTURE BECKONS

    The shrill sound of the alarm pierces the darkness, and my peaceful slumber abruptly ends. I clear the co ...

    The shrill sound of the alarm pierces the darkness, and my peaceful slumber abruptly ends. I clear the cobwebs from my mind while fighting my way out of the mosquito netting that encircles the bed. Pr ...

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  • THRIVING IN OUR NEW NORMAL: WHAT WOULD A STOIC DO?

    Living through a pandemic – now into its second year – has called upon reserves of patience, fortitude an ...

    Living through a pandemic – now into its second year – has called upon reserves of patience, fortitude and flexibility like never before. Alternating between complete compliance with new health regula ...

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  • THE WRITER

    Ever since Genevieve Graham was a little girl, she dreamt of playing the oboe in a professional orchestra ...

    Ever since Genevieve Graham was a little girl, she dreamt of playing the oboe in a professional orchestra. Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine becoming a world-renowned author. Music is in her ...

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  • CYCLING WITHOUT AGE: WIND IN THE HAIR, AND ALL THAT

    A trishaw is an electrically-assisted cargo bike. With two front-facing passenger seats, the pilot sits b ...

    A trishaw is an electrically-assisted cargo bike. With two front-facing passenger seats, the pilot sits behind and slightly above the passengers. Conversation flows, as free-flowing as the gentle wind ...

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  • A LIFE OF ART

    You could say that Mark Heine has art in his blood. His father, Harry Heine, was an acclaimed Canadian ma ...

    You could say that Mark Heine has art in his blood. His father, Harry Heine, was an acclaimed Canadian marine artist who exhibited his work worldwide. Towards the end of his time in the commercial art ...

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  • HUMAN CONNECTIONS: HOW WE MET

    OLIVIA & LUKE Living successfully on their own, almost 600 km apart, Luke and Olivia, both 70, decide ...

    OLIVIA & LUKE Living successfully on their own, almost 600 km apart, Luke and Olivia, both 70, decided, with the nudging of his family and her friends, to reach out for a possible romantic connect ...

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  • MARVELLOUS MELBOURNE

    You really can’t fault Melburnians for feeling a bit smug about their city. After all, The Economist Inte ...

    You really can’t fault Melburnians for feeling a bit smug about their city. After all, The Economist Intelligence Unit, the research and analysis arm of The Economist magazine, once called Melbourne t ...

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  • SHOULD YOU TRY INTERMITTENT FASTING?

    If you’ve tried various weight loss diets, you’ve probably heard of the current popular one: Intermittent ...

    If you’ve tried various weight loss diets, you’ve probably heard of the current popular one: Intermittent Fasting. But is it effective and safe to follow? There are many versions of Intermittent Fasti ...

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  • HEALING POST-CAREGIVING GRIEF

    “All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” ~Havelock Ellis What does l ...

    “All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” ~Havelock Ellis What does life look for a caregiver when they are no longer a caregiver? Michael’s wife, Shelley, died aft ...

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  • A TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND

    Pat called. I hadn’t seen her much during the pandemic. Sometimes, like this day, she would pull into my ...

    Pat called. I hadn’t seen her much during the pandemic. Sometimes, like this day, she would pull into my driveway, phone my cell, and say, “Are you home? Can we meet on the deck?” and we’d sit on my b ...

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