The Following 5 Benefits to Aging Are My Personal Favorites! My 5 Favorite Benefits to Aging, written by Monica Alexa Benefit #1: You Can Be Who You Want To Be You can embrace aging as the opportune time to become the person you always wanted to become! Aging allows a greater sense of self-awareness and…
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Why Organic Lawn Care for Older Adults?
Organic Lawn Care for Older Adults is a Healthy Option You make choices throughout each day that accumulatively affect your health and well-being. What about considering organic lawn care for older adults when making choices? Eat for Your Good Health If you’re a health-conscious adult, you’re probably already eating healthy vegetables and fruits to build…
Experience the Joy of Dogs!
The Joy of Dogs is Contagious It seems like dogs are almost always happy! People can feel happier just watching the joy of dogs! Malley and Duke are introduced in the video below. They’ll make you smile! These 5-year-old American Labrador Retrievers are athletes and their energy is inexhaustible! But they’re also well-behaved, as you…
Who Is Telling The TRUTH?
Only ONE of the 5 People in the Video Below is Telling the Truth Do you think YOU can tell when someone is telling the truth? Are you sure you can recognize when someone is lying to you? The video below may prove you wrong! The five people in the video below each tell a…
Community History Returns to Avon Lake, Ohio
Community History Is Important To A Community On Lake Erie The community of Avon Lake showed their respect for community history in the dedication of a model of the Spirit of St. Louis. The original monoplane was flown from New York to Paris by Charles Lindbergh in 1927. At only 25 years of age, the…
Dehydrate Tomatoes for Later!
When you dehydrate tomatoes, you’re able to eat your healthy harvest all year long without worrying about electricity OR taking up much space in the freezer or cupboards! Dehydrate Tomatoes and Eat Healthy Food All Year The process is pretty simple: 1.) Grow tomatoes! 2.) Pick tomatoes! 3.) Slice up tomatoes and place on dehydrator!…
100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage
In the U.S., the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage is to be celebrated on August 26, 2020! What Is Women’s Suffrage? One rather humorous misunderstanding is when people think “suffrage” means “suffering!” Although women suffered plenty for their suffrage, the definition of “suffrage” is the right to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a…
Aging Gracefully While Living Alone for the First Time
You may be living alone for the first time in a long time or you may be living alone for the first time EVER. Either way, your mindset is going to make a difference in how much you enjoy your single life. If you’ve been going down the wrong path lately, feeling sorry for yourself…
Challenge: Feel Empowered in 2020
This New 66-Day Program is Designed to Help YOU Feel Empowered in 2020! Receive encouragement, accountability, and motivation for FREE! Has 2020 taken the wind out of YOUR sails? Do you find yourself suffering from sadness, lethargy, lack of accomplishment, or low energy? Does the thought of a “goal” feel too big right now… or…
The Left-Handed Middle Child
Middle Child Day is August 12thand Left-Handed Day is August 13th Let’s Celebrate Left-Handed Middle Children! The Mighty Middle Child Will the Middle Child Become Extinct? Middle children are becoming rare as family sizes have decreased to just one or two children! But, if you are a middle child, you have a good chance at…
Enjoy Our Pickle Tasting Fun!
Pickle Tasting Was A Fun Activity For The Aging Gracefully TV Team This Week! Why not serve up some pickles with smiles? Cucumbers of all varieties are abundant at this time of the year in Ohio. Maybe you have some in your own home garden? The Aging Gracefully TV Team found out that Refrigerator Dills…
What’s A Solution For Negativity Today?
A subscriber asked, “Do you have any ideas? What the best solution for negativity today?” A 71-year-old man told me, “It’s the most depressing time I’ve ever lived through and I’ve been through a lot.” A 58-year-old woman said, “I just can’t live without seeing smiles. When I do go out, it’s too depressing seeing…
Benefits of Exercise: Better Driving!
Older adults are likely to hang onto their keys as long as possible to maintain their social life and sense of independence. That’s understandable. Nonetheless, recent research shows that many older adults in the U.S. are outliving their ability to drive safely by an average of 7 to 10 years! That’s scary. What Kinds of…
Healthy Changes Have Arrived… Quickly!
A Sarcastic Perspective: The 2020 pandemic has brought about the fastest healthy changes ever seen in a society! Sometimes referred to as the “silver lining” in this very dark cloud, the improvements in public health have become more obvious as people are outdoors proudly sporting sleeveless tops and shorts to show off newly toned and…
7 Reasons Gardening Is Healthy
Gardening is healthy for all ages, but the advantages of gardening increase with age. At the same time, physical limitations might also be increasing. If you can adapt to your limitations, you’ll still be smiling in the garden. Any size garden is healthy. A garden can be on an acre, in an area of your…