Heat Waves

  Cool Down and Check In Heat Waves  What if the most caring thing we do this summer is ask one simple question: are you cool enough? The question may sound small. It is not. Recent heat waves in France and Spain have shown again how quickly hot weather can...

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day:

  See Something.  Say Something.  Do Something World Elder Abuse Awareness Day:  Waiting for his bank’s local branch to open, my brother, a retired Corporate VP, struck up a pleasant conversation with an older woman.  When the doors opened, she headed for the...

I’ve Got Your Back Again

  Advocacy Part 2 for an Age When Silence Costs Too Much I’ve Got Your Back Again There are moments when advocacy arrives quietly. No protest sign. No microphone. No dramatic movie soundtrack. Sometimes advocacy sounds like, “Can we slow down and explain that...

Playfulness

Why Playfulness Looks Even Better with Age We tend to admire composure in later life. Calm helps. Steadiness does too. A measured presence can be lovely. But what if the person making the cheeky comment at lunch, wearing the bright scarf, breaking into song in the...

Nourish to Flourish… Willpower Not Required

Nourish to Flourish… Willpower Not Required March is Nutrition Month in Canada, and the theme is Nourish to Flourish (Dietitians of Canada). So let’s say the quiet part out loud. If knowing what to eat fixed it, we’d all be thriving. Most people do not have a...