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Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

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|Date: November 01, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

Life Shouldn’t Be On Speed Dial Have you ever been surprised by how many hours your phone reports you spe ...

Life Shouldn’t Be On Speed Dial Have you ever been surprised by how many hours your phone reports you spent each day last week texting, emailing, and scrolling through the internet and social media? P ...

November 01, 2024
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A Positive Makeover Boost

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|Date: November 01, 2024
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A Positive Makeover Boost

Over the past two issues, we have profiled the candidates chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ ...

Over the past two issues, we have profiled the candidates chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Show. Here is our third and final candidate, Karen Weiss. “The makeover was a truly ...

November 01, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – September/October

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Thrive Beyond 55 – September/October

Perseverance Every issue I publish has stories about people who defy the odds, who come back from the bri ...

Perseverance Every issue I publish has stories about people who defy the odds, who come back from the brink of despair or disaster and keep on going. As Laurie Mueller mentions in her column, some of ...

September 01, 2024
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Makeover Magic

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|Date: September 01, 2024
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Makeover Magic

Caede Pungente-Sivunen was one of three applicants chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ Lifest ...

Caede Pungente-Sivunen was one of three applicants chosen for a makeover at our March INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Show, and she gave the experience a resounding thumbs up.“I was very impressed with all the ...

September 01, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – July/August

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|Date: July 03, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – July/August

Perennially Yours Some months ago, I wrote about the new cottage garden I am creating in my front yard. I ...

Perennially Yours Some months ago, I wrote about the new cottage garden I am creating in my front yard. In it, I plant only perennials. I like these plants for their non-fussiness. Year after year the ...

July 03, 2024
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Reviving Rosy: A Radiant Makeover Story

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|Date: July 03, 2024
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Reviving Rosy: A Radiant Makeover Story

In March, INSPIRED Magazine held its annual 55+ Lifestyle Show where we did a makeover of three amazing w ...

In March, INSPIRED Magazine held its annual 55+ Lifestyle Show where we did a makeover of three amazing women. We call it turning “drab to fab” and while their transformation on the outside was certai ...

July 03, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55

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|Date: April 30, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55

Embracing the Heartbeat of Humanity: Why Charities and Nonprofits Matter As I reflect on my journey throu ...

Embracing the Heartbeat of Humanity: Why Charities and Nonprofits Matter As I reflect on my journey through life, I’m reminded of the profound impact charities and nonprofits have had on both my perso ...

April 30, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – March/April

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|Date: February 29, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – March/April

Health and happiness. Aren’t those the things we desire the most out of this life? In truth, one is reall ...

Health and happiness. Aren’t those the things we desire the most out of this life? In truth, one is really meaningless without the other. It was such a joy to edit the stories that went into this issu ...

February 29, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – January/February

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Thrive Beyond 55 – January/February

The title of an article in this issue set my mind spinning. “Sailing Solo” is about a single woman embark ...

The title of an article in this issue set my mind spinning. “Sailing Solo” is about a single woman embarking on a cruise through Scandinavia. Whether by planned choice or unexpected circumstance ...

January 01, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

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|Date: October 30, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55 – November/December

I believe it’s important to maintain a balance of caring for yourself and others.This issue of INSPIRED i ...

I believe it’s important to maintain a balance of caring for yourself and others.This issue of INSPIRED is all about charitable work and how we can aid others and support worthy causes. I heartily end ...

October 30, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55 – October

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|Date: September 26, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55 – October

Each month, we ask our featured cover person what they would tell their 20-year-old self. Without fail, i ...

Each month, we ask our featured cover person what they would tell their 20-year-old self. Without fail, it’s sage advice. Something they couldn’t have envisioned in their youth; something which has be ...

September 26, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55 – September

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|Date: August 29, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55 – September

Several months ago our columnist, Laurie Mueller, wrote about coffee mugs – how their shape, colour or me ...

Several months ago our columnist, Laurie Mueller, wrote about coffee mugs – how their shape, colour or message impacts us. Today I was thinking about the message on one of my mugs that says, “Life isn ...

August 29, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55 – August

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|Date: July 28, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55 – August

As we celebrate our publication’s 20th year in print, one of the things I have loved the most are those m ...

As we celebrate our publication’s 20th year in print, one of the things I have loved the most are those moments when someone we are writing about peels back the curtain to reveal their inner thoughts ...

July 28, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55 – June/July

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|Date: May 29, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55 – June/July

Celebrating 20 Years This month marks the beginning of our 20th year of publication. What a journey it ha ...

Celebrating 20 Years This month marks the beginning of our 20th year of publication. What a journey it has been. I still remember the day the first magazines arrived in my driveway – the excitement an ...

May 29, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55: May

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|Date: April 28, 2023
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Thrive Beyond 55: May

This month we celebrate the many worthy charities in our communities that help to make life better for pe ...

This month we celebrate the many worthy charities in our communities that help to make life better for people, animals and the environment. Several years ago, I met with one of the charities that ran ...

April 28, 2023
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