Lifestyle

Three Things You Must Have In Retirement

Martha Nelson | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Lifestyle, Baby Boomers Retirement, Budget, Finances, Retirement, Choices, Slideexpand, Aging in Place, Parenting post50, Senior Health, Health and Aging, Health Post50, Health After 50, Fifty News
Martha Nelson

Underlying our retirement search is the golden trinity we have to consider: our health, our desired lifestyle, and our budget. This trio is symbiotic and if one goes awry, it becomes a poison pill for the other two.

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Ask the Readers: What Do You Wish You'd Learned About Money?

J.D. Roth | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Money, Budget, Spending, Lifestyle, Income, Debt, Career, Financial Responsibility, Financial Lessons, Money News
J.D. Roth

Wouldn't it be nice if you could go back and give your younger self some words of wisdom? Since time travel doesn't exist, the best thing you can do is try to help other young people.

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12 Steps To Long-Term Travel

Robert Schrader | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Long-Term Travel, Travel, Lifestyle, Travel Tips, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Robert Schrader

Do you travel as often as you please? Would you hate me if I told you that I did?

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Women and Retirement: Issues of Transition, Denial and Loss

Ruth Neubauer | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Transition, Psychology, Women's Issues, The Next Big Idea, Retirement, Lifestyle, The Inner Life, Women, Women and Retirement, Fifty News
Ruth Neubauer

"Retirement" is no longer limited to meaning "the rest of my life of non-working," since we live longer and have a great deal of vitality and energy at fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty and beyond.

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How To Use Your 'Dark Side' To Your Advantage

Lauren Zander | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Mental Health, Lifestyle, Self Help, Personal Health, Health, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Darkside, Personal Development, Dark Side, Self Improvement, Psychology, Balance, Emotional Intelligence, Shadow Side, Life, Healthy Living News
Lauren Zander

Guess what? You have a dark side. Everyone has a dark side. And that dark side is talking to you and filling your head with nasty, mean, dark thoughts on a daily basis. Are you surprised? Most people are.

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The Soft Overcomes the Hard: Walking the Spiritual Path with Excruciating Humility

Mariana Caplan, Ph.D. | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Yoga, Lifestyle, Spiritual Journey, Spirit, Enlightenment, Chronic Fatigue, Spiritual Awakening, Travel, Psychology, God, Awakening, Spirituality, New York, New York News
Mariana Caplan, Ph.D.

We convince ourselves that we are practicing heroically by setting up routines and disciplines that are ultimately unsustainable -- emoting and meditating so intensely that we are actually distracted from a subtler and softer level of feeling.

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Are You Too Busy Capturing Life to Enjoy It?

Daniel Gulati | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Smartphones, Internet, Lifestyle, Technology, Wired, Internet Addiction, Technology News
Daniel Gulati

In today's world, it's easy to think of your daily personal and professional experiences as notches in a belt, with the aim of creating a sense of appreciation at some future point. But why not let that time be now?

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The Amazing History of Beards (INFOGRAPHIC)

Greg Voakes | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Funny, Lifestyle, Funny Pictures, Infographic, Facial Hair, Beards, Weird News, Men With Beards, Weird News News
Greg Voakes

Right now it seems like everyone passing for cool, from young, urban hipsters to esteemed celebrities (we're looking at you, Brad Pitt), is sporting some sort of beard. But would these men shave if they knew they were turning women off?

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One Frame at a Time

Ira Israel | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Art, Healthy Living, Lifestyle, Green Technology, Science, Sustainability, Technology, Peace, Consciousness, Spirit, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News
Ira Israel

If we recognize that our lifestyles and beliefs are continuously shifting beneath our feet, why does it remain elusive for us as a species to proactively envision and create a frame for peace, health, and well-being for our planet and its inhabitants?

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Making Changes for a Positive Life

Kristen Houghton | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Reinvention, Successful Women, Lifestyle, Inspiring Women, Career Change, Happiness, Layoffs, Debbie Gore, Women News
Kristen Houghton

What happens if the career path you've taken and enjoyed hits a dead-end?

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Rambles In Western Ireland

Lea Lane | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: The Ring of Kerry, Western Ireland, Danny O'ConnellThe Skelligs, St Patricks Day, Lifestyle, Ireland, Walking Tour, Dingle, Glenbeigh, Travel News
Lea Lane

I opted for a pony cart for the seven miles through the rugged Gap of Dunloe, carved by ancient glaciers. Fields, waterfalls, stony glacial moraine --I heard my echo from the cliffs.

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Just How Hard Will A Wounded Warrior's Wife Fight For Her Spouse?

Torrey Shannon | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Wounded Veterans, Women, Shadow Warrior Wives, Military, Lifestyle, Invisible Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Torrey Shannon, Combat Wounded, Spouses, Ptsd, Wounded Warrior Wives, Caregivers, Tbi, Veterans, Impact News
Torrey Shannon

Wounded Warrior's wives are not to be trifled with. Here are the top 5 reasons why you should never piss off (or mess with) a wounded warrior's wife: ...

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WATCH: Mistakes Young People Should Make, From Kelly Cutrone

Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Mistakes, Marlo Thomas, Kelly Cutrone, Video, Fashion, Lifestyle, Young Adults, Women News

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Changing the Work-Life Balance Game

Pontish Yeramyan | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: The Gap, Think Growth Blog, Lifestyle, Pontish Yeramyan, Career Advice, Motherhood, Balance, Work-Life Balance, Gap INternational, Career Advice for Women, Women News
Pontish Yeramyan

When I examine my life, there's much more than work to be balanced.

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How I Survived Returning to Work

Reem Akkad | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Work-Life Balance, Lifestyle, Working Mom, Baby, Career Mom, Working Moms, Parents News
Reem Akkad

It's been more than two weeks since I returned to work and I'm happy to say, my brain and my heart are faring much better.

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Are You Really 'Just Kidding?'

Linda Lipshutz, MS, ACSW | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Healthy Relationships, Relationship Advice, Conflict, Relationships, Lifestyle, Style, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Linda Lipshutz, MS, ACSW

We all know that teasing can be a good-natured way of having good times and showing affection among close friends and family. We may lovingly poke fun at an unusual or annoying habit or attribute of another person with no intention of causing hurt.

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Sober in the District: The Diary of a Buzzkill

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Religion, Bars, Lifestyle, Humor, Late Night, Alcohol, Washington DC, Drinking, Dc Around Town, Comedy News
Hani Almadhoun

So what does a Muslim, whose best friends are Mormons, do for fun in Washington, D.C.? When I first moved to the District, I had not seen many drunk people before.

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You Really Do Live Twice... Do Do You Die Twice

Trish Mitchell | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Instagram, Internet, Lifestyle, Twitter, Internet Privacy, Digital Death, Blog, Facebook Privacy, Facebook, Privacy, Blogging, Death, Media News
Trish Mitchell

Remember that old Bond movie, You Only Live Twice? Well, it's actually true. You have your "normal" life in your physical body, which does all kinds...

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Paula Deen's Diabetes: Are We Getting the Right Message?

Riva Greenberg | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Diabetes, Health Care, Novo Nordisk, Healthy Eating, Lifestyle, Weight Loss, Diet, Types of Diabetes, Diabetes Treatment, Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetic, Diabetes Diet, What Is Diabetes, Paula Deen, Diabetes Symptoms, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

The blogosphere was thrumming about whether the Food Network's down-home Southern queen, Paula Deen, has Type 2 diabetes. Yes, by now you know she does.

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Change Your Lifestyle and Change Your Psyche

Philip Goldberg | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Psychology, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Wellness, Therapy, Family Therapy, Alternative Therapies, Complementary Therapies, Mental Health Care, Healing Therapies, Psychological Therapies, Healthy Living News
Philip Goldberg

Pill-pushing won't stop unless consumers take matters into their own hands by changing their lifestyles instead of their prescriptions. That takes time and effort, but research amply demonstrates that it's worth it.

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Rich or Famous, Dead or Alive... Nothing Is Perfect

Alexandra Holzer | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Fame, Weird News, Lifestyle, Money, Famous Authors, Alexandra Holzer, Hans Holzer, UFO and Paranormal, Death, Video, Weird News News
Alexandra Holzer

At some point in life you may have raised the topic of ghosts or UFO's to friends or loved ones. It's almost as if you may have "cooties" by saying the word "ghost" and '"I saw" in the same sentence.

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26 Ways to 'Lean In' to a New You in the New Year

BJ Gallagher | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Attitude of Gratitude, Lifestyle, New Year, Attitude, Positive Mental Attitude, Mindful Living, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News
BJ Gallagher

'Tis the season for making resolutions for the new year. "Out with bad habits -- in with the new!" We make resolutions, draw up lists, and put sticky ...

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Ballroom Dancing Can Do All THIS?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Women, Lifestyle, Emotional Wellness, Patrice Tanaka, 9/11, Women in Business, Passion, Joy, Becoming Ginger Rogers, Positive Thinking, Women and Caretaking, Women and Optomism, Book Reviews, Women News, Women and Perfectionism, New Year, Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine, Women and Joy, Women News
Marcia G. Yerman

"We want to make sure others are taken care of. We're trying to be there 200 percent, and we put ourselves last."

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Were You Hoping for a Miracle?

Wale Oyejide | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Stylelist-Fashion, Black, Black Voices, Lifestyle, Fashion, Style, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Mindful Living, Mindfulness, Career Advice, Careers, Career Tips, Style News
Wale Oyejide

Where happiness is concerned, there is no blueprint. There are no rules that won't break. The blind lead the blind, and disingenuously offer condolences when the unwitting find themselves led astray. So in your own shoes, you will make your own road.

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Collapse of a World

Helen Davey | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Trauma, Collapse of Pan Am, Terrorism, Collective Trauma, Flight 103, Aviation History, Pan Am, Bankruptcy, Lifestyle, Life Changes, Great Recession, Recession, Business News
Helen Davey

I'm struck by the similarity of the feelings of instability in the world now with how we Pan Am employees felt as our company began to fail.

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