For the first time in my life, I am “in love.” I am literally living from a place of love.  I have spent the last decade pulling apart my thoughts

October 25, 2025

What if midlife crises are going extinct? According to a recent Newsweek article summarizing data from more than ten million people in the U.S. and U.K., the classic midlife dip

October 24, 2025

I’ve always liked doing hard things. My first hotel had “failure” written all over it — a bankrupt pay-by-the-hour motel in a sketchy neighborhood, run by a guy with zero

October 23, 2025

Every year, MEA opens our Baja campus during the Christmas/NY Eve holidays for people to experience this time of the year in a new way. We call it Refresh and

October 22, 2025

Two recent articles — one on WIBC (“People Hit Their Cognitive Peak at 60”) and another via The Conversation (“Worried About Turning 60? Science Says That’s When Many of Us

October 21, 2025

We recently wrapped up our Golden Girls Housing Survey, and the results made me smile — and think — in equal measure. It turns out that Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, and

October 20, 2025

I’ve always wanted to learn a second language. Since my wife and I spend so much time in France — and with our oldest son now living here with his

October 19, 2025

You know how you felt every time “what’s his name” entered the room. What’s he going to bitch and moan about today? Who’s he going to criticize? What a pain

October 18, 2025

Here’s the thing: fullness and fulfillment are not the same species. One is about quantity—how many meetings, how many shoes, how many followers. The other is about quality—how much joy,

October 17, 2025

According to a recent Washington Post article, women don’t just live longer than men — they’ve been doing it across 1,176 species. Yes, even female chimpanzees and whales are outlasting

October 16, 2025

The Atlantic’s recent piece, “The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard — It’s Worse,” argues that global fertility rates are slipping more steeply than official models predicted, threatening

October 15, 2025

Thanks to all of you who send me great articles and Substack columns including this one from my friend Sandy LaBelle called “Here’s One Thing About Getting Older.” I’ve excerpted

October 14, 2025