by Shannon Kelsey | Feb 15, 2022 | Active Seniors, Blog, Community, Community Engagement, Health and Wellness, Helping Others, Isolation, New Chapters in Life, Proactive Aging, Retirement, Self Improvement, Senior Happiness, Service, Volunteer, Volunteering
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted” – AESOP Whether it’s just a smile or compliment to someone you see or going out of your way to help someone in need, kindness is contagious. Good feelings get passed along and paid forward....
by Shannon Kelsey | Jan 15, 2022 | Active Seniors, Blog, Health and Wellness, Isolation, Lonliness, New Chapters in Life, Proactive Aging, Seasonal, Self Improvement, Senior Happiness, Seniors and Family
With the holidays over, my 81-year-old client, Georgia, told me during one of our visits that she was feeling ‘the winter blues.'”I miss seeing my son and his family. It was fun to get together for Christmas, but now what? They’re always working and...
by Shannon Kelsey | Dec 15, 2021 | Caregiver, Family Care, Family Time, Holiday, Seasonal, Self Improvement, Senior Happiness
As the mother of an eleven-year-old son and ten-year-old daughter, I treasure the handmade gifts they’ve given to me over the years. When I was a child, I could never understand why my parents preferred my handmade crafts over something from the store. I...
by Shannon Kelsey | Oct 15, 2021 | Aging Solutions, Blog, Health and Wellness, New Chapters in Life, Proactive Aging, Retirement, Self Improvement, Senior Happiness
Sometimes we get so caught up in our fears about aging that we forget to appreciate the journey – and the benefits of growing older. My client, Mark, a retired attorney, who is working on planning his future post-retirement told me how rewarding it was to spend...
by Shannon Kelsey | Jul 15, 2021 | Blog, Health and Wellness, Self Improvement, Senior Happiness
Are you living in the present moment? How often do you stop to think about how amazing it is to have all the conveniences of modern life – from air conditioning to the Internet? We take for granted when we wake up every day that we have electricity, clean water to...
by Shannon Kelsey | May 15, 2021 | Blog, Health and Wellness, Self Improvement
Rick, age 77, used to work out at a local fitness center four times a week, and never felt healthier. But when the pandemic forced gyms to close in spring of 2020, he stopped exercising entirely. Frustrated and lonely, he began eating too many comfort foods and...
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