My Darlings, please enjoy this wonderful article by Paula Marie Usrey. Paula founded Boomer Best U to promote positive aging and to fight age discrimination. In this article, she speaks about rethinking traditions during the holiday season to focus on what is most meaningful to us.  Shortly before Halloween, Costco and other retailers started promoting their holiday […]

Do you know how to show yourself love and cultivate personal happiness? There is only one you after all, don’t you deserve to be adored? Darlings, you are at the stage in life when you probably have the time to indulge yourself. Do you feel you are egotistical, self-centered or self- absorbed if you take […]

Wanderlust courses through my veins, and sharing the joy of travel with my grandchildren is an absolute privilege. Like many of you, I find myself at a life stage where the luxury of time permits the meticulous planning of beautiful journeys with my family. I assure you, the investment in both effort and resources yields […]

“God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.” —Reinhold Niebuhr, The Serenity Prayer (1943) How to Find Joy When Starting a New Phase in Our Lives What a gift to […]

Today’s Sunday Story was inspired by a beautiful fall day (my favorite time for new beginnings) and a book, The Four Agreements, which was gifted to me. I consider this book a precious keepsake from my friend and refer back to it often. This article explores the theme of life renewal—a continual journey of personal […]