Sense of Humor...

Don’t Worry Be Healthy!

Here is a new prescription for chronic diseases: “Take two tabs of joy and call me in the morning.”… Read More Don’t Worry Be Healthy!

Sense of Belonging...

Entering My Golden Age…Reentering My Golden Years

I got to thinking about how I would physically and emotionally react if transported back to the age that I often feel is my “real” age. The age of high school, when social, political, and personal inclinations form…the age when I felt the best physically. To paraphrase the classic Kathryn Turner/Nicholas Cage movie, let me title this mindful meditation: Mimi Got Married.… Read More Entering My Golden Age…Reentering My Golden Years

Sense of Self...

Get You’re A#% in Gear!

When did AGE become a three-letter curse word? There are all sorts of expressions that cast a bit of a negative light on a rather…well, expected time in everyone’s normal life. Many of these expressions are used as adjectives for some miracle invention, insurance product, or social service. We have age-adjusted, age-appropriate, age-fighting, age-less, age-limit, age-long, age management, age-proof, age-progression, age-related, age-specific, age-weighted, and age worn! There is age before beauty…are you kidding me? Read More Get You’re A#% in Gear!

Sense of Humor...

5 Reasons Why My Next Career Should be SPY!

Here are the reasons, at this stage in my boomer life, I believe I am suited to this new career.… Read More 5 Reasons Why My Next Career Should be SPY!

Sense of Humor...

There Were Times In My Life When I Paid For It!

It’s true…it was every other week at first…then I felt I wanted it every week…in fact I needed it every week. I had to have it every Friday so that I could relax on my weekend. Read More There Were Times In My Life When I Paid For It!

Sense of Loss...

My Professional Life Just Flashed Before My Eyes!

I realized suddenly that I was done. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt and all those other tired and trite clichés. I was saying goodbye to my profession. … Read More My Professional Life Just Flashed Before My Eyes!

Sense of Self...

Business Owner to Couch Potato?

Making the decision to sell a business that consumed my last 16+ years was a difficult one. I had the type of job that others envied. I looked forward to going to work every day – until…… Read More Business Owner to Couch Potato?

An Encore Life

About An Encore Life

AN ENCORE LIFE was created to explore the ups and downs of life for people in or beyond their “mid-point”. I hope it provides a positive, if somewhat irreverent, forum to discuss the unexpected experiences that life presents.… Read More About An Encore Life