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A Carnival’s Lesson in Retirement Security

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|Date: August 20, 2025
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A Carnival’s Lesson in Retirement Security

Imagine you're at a carnival, standing in front of a game like the one shown in Figure 1. One by one, 64 ...

Imagine you're at a carnival, standing in front of a game like the one shown in Figure 1. One by one, 64 balls are dropped from a chute. As they fall, they bounce randomly left or right off a series o ...

August 20, 2025
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Aging in Your Own Home

Posted by Robert B. Hulley
|Date: June 17, 2021
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Aging in Your Own Home

George and I have been friends ever since our parents moved into the samesubdivision some 30 years ago. H ...

George and I have been friends ever since our parents moved into the samesubdivision some 30 years ago. He called me the other day to say that he and his sisterMildred were having a bit of a problem c ...

June 17, 2021
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EXERCISE NOT JUST FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: December 30, 2020
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EXERCISE NOT JUST FOR WEIGHT LOSS

A New Year’s resolution to exercise isn’t just for those seeking weight loss. Humans are designed to move ...

A New Year’s resolution to exercise isn’t just for those seeking weight loss. Humans are designed to move. Regular, moderate activity improves quality of life and reduces the risk for illness. Movemen ...

December 30, 2020
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Notes from Readers Are Such Fun!

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|Date: December 10, 2020
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Notes from Readers Are Such Fun!

This week brought a number of notes and emails from our dear Readers. It reminded me that INSPIRED Magazi ...

This week brought a number of notes and emails from our dear Readers. It reminded me that INSPIRED Magazine has an effect far beyond what I could ever have imagined. One reader from Vancouver called t ...

December 10, 2020
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GRAHAM HARROP: A Few Strokes Of The Pen And Then A Funny Line

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: November 30, 2020
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GRAHAM HARROP: A Few Strokes Of The Pen And Then A Funny Line

“Are you a late bloomer?” I ask. “Definitely, yes, absolutely,” says 76-year-old Graham Harrop from his h ...

“Are you a late bloomer?” I ask. “Definitely, yes, absolutely,” says 76-year-old Graham Harrop from his home studio in North Vancouver, where he works three days a week drawing editorial cartoons for ...

November 30, 2020
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THRIVE BEYOND 55 – December 2020

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|Date: November 30, 2020
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THRIVE BEYOND 55 – December 2020

It’s mid-November as I “pen” this column and already the street where I live has turned into a Christmas ...

It’s mid-November as I “pen” this column and already the street where I live has turned into a Christmas Wonderland. Three families spent the weekend adorning their homes and lawns with festive lights ...

November 30, 2020
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NAVIGATING TOWARDS A LIFE WITH PURPOSE

Posted by Stefa Katamay
|Date: November 29, 2020
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NAVIGATING TOWARDS A LIFE WITH PURPOSE

When the opportunity to go sailing came along soon after retirement, I grabbed it. Preparing myself and t ...

When the opportunity to go sailing came along soon after retirement, I grabbed it. Preparing myself and the boat for wandering the seas would give me something to work towards. I had found the feeling ...

November 29, 2020
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Find Your Travel Style

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: April 26, 2018
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Find Your Travel Style

When asked what they’d like to do, most people over the age of 55 will tell you they want to travel more. ...

When asked what they’d like to do, most people over the age of 55 will tell you they want to travel more. As someone who worked during high school so I could study and travel throughout Europe upon gr ...

April 26, 2018
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In Praise of Loving Touch

Posted by Joan Birch, MA
|Date: March 01, 2018
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In Praise of Loving Touch

People are generally living longer, but are they thriving in their later years? Clinical psychologist, Am ...

People are generally living longer, but are they thriving in their later years? Clinical psychologist, Ami Rokach studies loneliness and says lonely seniors are a serious public health issue, and the ...

March 01, 2018
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