Cast Your Vote: Rethinking How We Vote During 2020
April 22, 2020
If there’s one thing to be said for older adults, we show up at the polls- both as voters and as workers. While older voters tend to show up at elections more than other demographic age groups, you may not realize that older adults form the largest block of poll…
Marriage Challenges: Staying Together When You Can’t Be Apart
April 22, 2020
Those of us in long-term relationships probably thought we’d seen and experienced it all- until the coronavirus hit- and the “intense togetherness” of being confined with our partners began. It’s one thing to be in a loving, long-term relationship. It’s quite another to be indefinitely detained with no ending in…
Mother Teresa
April 22, 2020
“People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway.”
Outside Action: Yes, You Should Be Going Outside (But Not In Groups)
April 15, 2020
By now the health benefits of being outside and in nature are fairly settled. Even in this time of social distancing and safety precautions, as one expert succinctly stated: “Nature is not an amenity- it’s a necessity.” There are cognitive and psychological benefits from being outside and having your senses…
On Your Mind: Updates And Resources About The Benefits Of Mindfulness
April 8, 2020
It wasn’t very long ago (though pre-coronavirus) that we at agebuzz touted the benefits of mindfulness for stress reduction and even potentially lowering your blood pressure. Since then, new research has been published out of Flinders University in Australia that underscores both the protective and restorative benefits of mindfulness as…
Delightful Distractions: Ways To Entertain Yourself Right Now
April 8, 2020
Some of us are feeling the need to be useful and enhance our skills during this forced downtime. Others need a release from the guilt of not trying to be productive. No matter which way you fall in this divide, all of us need some pleasant distractions to make us…