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WHAT TYPE OF RESIDENCE AM I LOOKING FOR?

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|Date: January 26, 2022
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WHAT TYPE OF RESIDENCE AM I LOOKING FOR?

When people consider moving into a retirement residence, they don’t always know that there are generally ...

When people consider moving into a retirement residence, they don’t always know that there are generally three different levels of care from which to choose. The three main categories are Independent ...

January 26, 2022
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: DECEMBER

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|Date: November 24, 2021
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: DECEMBER

At a recent workshop, I was asked the question, “When were you the happiest?”As I cast back over my life, ...

At a recent workshop, I was asked the question, “When were you the happiest?”As I cast back over my life, up from my subconscious bubbled the surprising answer, “Now!”As I’ve pondered that response, I ...

November 24, 2021
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THRIVE BEYOND 55 : NOVEMBER 2021

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|Date: October 27, 2021
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THRIVE BEYOND 55 : NOVEMBER 2021

In 1987, I found myself in a centuries-old stone-and-timber farmhouse in Bayeux in northwestern France. I ...

In 1987, I found myself in a centuries-old stone-and-timber farmhouse in Bayeux in northwestern France. It was a rainy day, and I needed some overnight shelter as I awaited my crossing of the Channel ...

October 27, 2021
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: OCTOBER

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|Date: September 25, 2021
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: OCTOBER

As we enter the fall season, I’m looking ahead with great excitement to some projects I have scheduled fo ...

As we enter the fall season, I’m looking ahead with great excitement to some projects I have scheduled for the next few months. It all started with planning a backyard party for my sister’s 70th birth ...

September 25, 2021
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: August 2021

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|Date: July 26, 2021
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: August 2021

As we reflect on retirement housing in this issue, I’m reminded of my own journey with family members and ...

As we reflect on retirement housing in this issue, I’m reminded of my own journey with family members and friends through the process of deciding whether or not to move. For over 13 years my mother-in ...

July 26, 2021
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Thrive Beyond 55: July 2021

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|Date: June 29, 2021
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Thrive Beyond 55: July 2021

I frequently think about our world and how we can make it a better place. In my opinion, that process beg ...

I frequently think about our world and how we can make it a better place. In my opinion, that process begins with our core values and beliefs. When we are aligned with those values and beliefs, they m ...

June 29, 2021
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Re Start (with Attitude)

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|Date: June 29, 2021
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Re Start (with Attitude)

As governments talk about restarting the economy post-pandemic, many of us are wondering how to restart o ...

As governments talk about restarting the economy post-pandemic, many of us are wondering how to restart our lives. Pandemic mode took many of us out of high circulation. It limited our social reach an ...

June 29, 2021
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Thrive Beyond 55: June 2021

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|Date: May 27, 2021
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Thrive Beyond 55: June 2021

One of the greatest gifts of the last year has been the opportunity to reflect inward. We get so caught u ...

One of the greatest gifts of the last year has been the opportunity to reflect inward. We get so caught up in the gyrations of running our lives that we don’t notice our lives are often running us rag ...

May 27, 2021
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Thrive Beyond 55: May 2021

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|Date: April 29, 2021
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Thrive Beyond 55: May 2021

Spring in BC is arriving later than usual, and so are a lot of other things… including the first dose of ...

Spring in BC is arriving later than usual, and so are a lot of other things… including the first dose of the COVID vaccine. Many of us thought BC would be further ahead by now. Like many things ...

April 29, 2021
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Thrive Beyond 55: April 2021

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|Date: March 29, 2021
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Thrive Beyond 55: April 2021

ONE YEAR LATER It’s one year from the date I made the heart-wrenching decision to close the magazine for ...

ONE YEAR LATER It’s one year from the date I made the heart-wrenching decision to close the magazine for two months due to the fallout from COVID-19. At that time I didn’t know if we’d be able to open ...

March 29, 2021
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Thrive Beyond 55: February 2021

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|Date: January 28, 2021
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Thrive Beyond 55: February 2021

New Pleasures, New Treasures -- Stepping into a new year with all its uncertainty and potential has a way ...

New Pleasures, New Treasures -- Stepping into a new year with all its uncertainty and potential has a way of focusing one’s attention on what really counts in life. 2020 was a year like none I’ve ever ...

January 28, 2021
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: January 2021

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|Date: January 02, 2021
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THRIVE BEYOND 55: January 2021

When I ask people how they feel about 2021, the two words that pop up the most are “Uncertain” and “Hopef ...

When I ask people how they feel about 2021, the two words that pop up the most are “Uncertain” and “Hopeful.” INSPIRED Publisher Barbara Risto Many of us are living in that limbo-land, between Uncerta ...

January 02, 2021
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Notes from Readers Are Such Fun!

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|Date: December 10, 2020
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Notes from Readers Are Such Fun!

This week brought a number of notes and emails from our dear Readers. It reminded me that INSPIRED Magazi ...

This week brought a number of notes and emails from our dear Readers. It reminded me that INSPIRED Magazine has an effect far beyond what I could ever have imagined. One reader from Vancouver called t ...

December 10, 2020
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THRIVE BEYOND 55 – December 2020

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|Date: November 30, 2020
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THRIVE BEYOND 55 – December 2020

It’s mid-November as I “pen” this column and already the street where I live has turned into a Christmas ...

It’s mid-November as I “pen” this column and already the street where I live has turned into a Christmas Wonderland. Three families spent the weekend adorning their homes and lawns with festive lights ...

November 30, 2020
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THRIVE BEYOND 55 – November 2020

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|Date: November 02, 2020
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THRIVE BEYOND 55 – November 2020

Last month, several INSPIRED readers reached out with a response to this column, offering their reflectio ...

Last month, several INSPIRED readers reached out with a response to this column, offering their reflections and thoughts. It felt good to have this interaction. Although I had never met these people, ...

November 02, 2020
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