Aging: Fresh Lessons in Adaptability and Resilience
It was the evening of Good Friday. I spent the dark, still hours of the night with intermittent pain. I couldn’t tell what it was. Probably indigestion, I decided. By […]
Your Happy Retirement
Remember that Beatles song “Can’t Buy Me Love?” It’s now playing from the radio station archives of my mind. And you know, there’s something else you can’t just buy: happiness. […]
Letting Go in Retirement: Endings and Beginnings
If you’ve been partnered for a long time, the heartache and confusion of breaking up may be difficult to recall. But it’s there – deep in the recesses of your […]
Sustaining Your Relationship Once You’re Retired
You’ve arrived in the promised land of retirement with your significant other and, to your utter dismay…it’s not exactly smooth sailing. You think, “It’s me.” Or, “It’s not my fault.” […]
Relishing Retirement: Stay Young at Heart
If I asked you what you “should” do to stay healthy in your later years, you would probably say: eat right, stay active, exercise, manage my weight and my health, […]
Relishing Retirement: The Case in Favor of a Busy Retirement
A recent study found that 83% of retirees want to engage in activities that promote health and well-being. These folks are definitely on the right track because an active lifestyle […]
Relishing Retirement: The Case in Favor of a Busy-Free Retirement
There are many good reasons for getting and staying busy in retirement, from: health to emotional well-being, to enjoying life on our own terms, or to increasing longevity. A “busy” […]
Retirement: Porch Sitting
I am famous, well, perhaps “infamous” for my porch sitting. Oh, there’s Jean Marie again, say “Hey” y’all. I happen to be a stickler for self-awareness and self-acceptance. I mean, […]
Retirement: The Emotional Journey
What happened? I thought it would be SO GREAT! What do you mean? You know. It sounded like the perfect fit, everything I wanted. And…? It’s not. We’ve all been […]
Summit Place of Mooresville: Living & Loving Like Home
PHOTOS BY CARRIE ALLEN, LLC BY MARTIE EMORY & BARBIE HATHAWAY When residents and their families think of day-to-day life at Summit Place of Mooresville, they focus on the staff’s […]
