september 2024 – INSPIRED

Thrive Beyond 55 – September/October

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Thrive Beyond 55 – September/October

Perseverance Every issue I publish has stories about people who defy the odds, who come back from the bri ...

Perseverance Every issue I publish has stories about people who defy the odds, who come back from the brink of despair or disaster and keep on going. As Laurie Mueller mentions in her column, some of ...

September 01, 2024
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Fitness Expert Miranda Esmonde-White’s Quest for Truth and Meaning

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Fitness Expert Miranda Esmonde-White’s Quest for Truth and Meaning

Fitness guru Miranda Esmonde-White thrives on helping people heal and live without pain. It is her missio ...

Fitness guru Miranda Esmonde-White thrives on helping people heal and live without pain. It is her mission in life. New York Times and Globe and Mail best-selling author Miranda Esmonde-White has been ...

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Makeover Magic

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Makeover Magic

Caede Pungente-Sivunen was one of three applicants chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ Lifest ...

Caede Pungente-Sivunen was one of three applicants chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Show, and she gave the experience a resounding thumbs up.“I was very impressed with all the ...

September 01, 2024
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Alma Lee: BC’s Indominatable Writers’ Champion

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Alma Lee: BC’s Indominatable Writers’ Champion

Feisty, driven, and uncompromising, octogenarian Alma Lee exemplifies the adage “no surrender.” Recipient ...

Feisty, driven, and uncompromising, octogenarian Alma Lee exemplifies the adage “no surrender.” Recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction Award, an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University and ...

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Trekking in Magical Nepal

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Trekking in Magical Nepal

“Ja’aum, ja’um,” says our lead guide Bir Singh, the Nepali equivalent for “ready, let’s go!” Our group of ...

“Ja’aum, ja’um,” says our lead guide Bir Singh, the Nepali equivalent for “ready, let’s go!” Our group of nine pick up our day packs and excitedly pass through the Pasang Lhamu Gate, built to honour t ...

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Jungle WOWS of Palau

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Jungle WOWS of Palau

When I was twelve years old, a harmless garter snake crossed my path and put me into panic mode. Now, mor ...

When I was twelve years old, a harmless garter snake crossed my path and put me into panic mode. Now, more than half a century later, I still get the heebie-jeebies whenever I think of one. So after h ...

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Antarctica: Expedition Cruising Outside the Pale of Civilization

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Antarctica: Expedition Cruising Outside the Pale of Civilization

Throughout human history, Antarctica has been the ultimate unexplored territory in polar exploration. Ren ...

Throughout human history, Antarctica has been the ultimate unexplored territory in polar exploration. Renowned explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton perfectly captured the allure of Antarctica when he said, ...

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Rocky Mountain High

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Rocky Mountain High

“Music makes pictures and often tells stories. All of it magic and all of it true,” sang John ...

“Music makes pictures and often tells stories. All of it magic and all of it true,” sang John Deutschendorf Jr in the introduction to a concert album that captured the hearts of folk and c ...

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Pollution and the Exerciser

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Pollution and the Exerciser

Regular physical activity promises many health benefits. However, caution is needed when exercising outdo ...

Regular physical activity promises many health benefits. However, caution is needed when exercising outdoors, particularly if you live in a larger city. Pollution and allergens (like pollen) can restr ...

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Living On Purpose – Grateful For Being Older

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Living On Purpose – Grateful For Being Older

As is my custom in September – I wish you a Happy New Year. With grandchildren and, in my case, a great g ...

As is my custom in September – I wish you a Happy New Year. With grandchildren and, in my case, a great granddaughter (grade two already!), it’s the time to go back to school. Photo: Barbara Risto Sep ...

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