Advantages to Aging Blog

The Primate Committee Thinking Experiment…It started with a cage containing 5 apes. Inside the cage they hung a banana on a string and put stairs under it. Before long an ape went to the stairs and started to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touched the stairs,...

I grew up mostly an average to small size weight, but if I am honest, and my sister would tell on me if I wasn’t, I always had a larger backside. When I was younger I could eat anything I wanted and pretty much anything I wanted with the exception of milk products....

The difference between success and failure; growth or decline; is often found in the quality of the communication we have in our relationships. In fact miscommunication is often the culprit of many problems that are found more often than the lack of communication. The...

Have you ever noticed that some people seem older than their years and others seem so much younger? Why do you think that is? Genetics? Lifestyle? Maybe who they spend their time with? I’m sure all of those things play a role in our aging process, in fact studies show...

“Turning Problems into Opportunity”“Would you believe me if I told you that there is a town in the American south that built a monument to the boll weevil? The boll weevil is a tiny, terrifying, little beetle. Its larvae can destroy a cotton crop faster than you can...

What Does Your Ideal Life Look Like?I remember the first time someone asked me that. I thought, how would I know?! I’m certainly not sure if this is it or not because I’ve only ever lived this life. I, like most people, forgot how to dream. Remember what that was...

Do Goals REALLY Matter?Goals are very powerful tools that when correctly and consistently utilized can pull you (and your organization or family) forward to successfully realizing your dreams. The vision is the picture of us fulfilling our mission, whether it is our...

Do I Really Need to Starve Myself on Vacation TOO?Most people gain 5-20 pounds on vacation.  Unfortunately, women in menopause tend to be at the higher end of that gain, and it is harder for us to take it off.  If you are like me, you’ve struggled with this, and some...

Ever wonder how some people seem to get everything accomplished – run a successful business, socialize, attend all the important events and end up in the paper as an expert? Are they superhuman? Or have they really got it all together!