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We all know introverts and extroverts. But what about the “worktrovert”? This isn’t exactly a workaholic, someone addicted to 80-hour weeks or climbing the corporate ladder in order to feel worthwhile. A worktrovert is the person who prefers the company of projects over people, who finds refuge in tasks rather than small talk. They use ...
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I will turn 50 later this year, and for the first time, I’m ready to say, out loud, that I am glad. My hair is gray, and my belly is
April 5, 2024
The risk of running out of money in retirement rises for those with lower pay, longer lives or no partner. Millions of single women wrestle with all three. Consider these
April 4, 2024
Recently, author Lyz Lenz wrote this Washington Post piece entitled “Women are divorcing — and finally finding happiness,” which is an adaptation of her book “This American Ex-Wife: How I
April 3, 2024
Isabella is a role model for living life with gusto, especially in her recent years when she doesn’t give a damn what anyone thinks of her, nor does she retouch
April 2, 2024
I love author Liz Gilbert’s 2009 TED talk about genius coming from the ethereal genie (by the way, Liz and Tererai Trent are co-leading a workshop in October at our
April 1, 2024
Some say there is arguably no better time in history to be old. This is in part because the power between generations has been renegotiated and the aging have not
March 31, 2024
What???? This is contrary to all we’ve been hearing about longevity. Life is getting shorter, not longer, how could this be? Americans are indeed living longer, but spending less time
March 30, 2024
Five months into my six-month deployment as a Captain in the U.S. Naval reserves, I navigate an austere environment, residing in a container—an existence starkly contrasting with luxury. This odyssey,
March 28, 2024
But, more recently, we’ve found that “mea” means “growth” or “sprout” in Swahili, to “measure” in Sanskrit, and it has a relationship “to host” in Hawaiian, where they call a
March 27, 2024
A year and a half ago, I experienced such a poignant, powerful week at MEA Baja in which I was the only person in the room who didn’t have an
March 26, 2024
I enjoyed reading this UK Telegraph article on this topic— about a childless couple in their 40s who decided to do a round-the-world cycling trip. They were able to do
March 25, 2024
I spent a week in Baja, Reframing my Retirement, so I could Thrive in My Next Phase of Life. It worked! I am certain there is a more technical phrase
March 24, 2024
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