Category Archives: love and marriage

One Week Of Paying More Attention To Love After 50

There is a place in our neighborhood (Palm Heights, elevation 14’) I think of as The Sign Of The Heart. It isn’t a geographic place. It appears suddenly in those instants when I am paying attention and realize, “Oh! There’s … Continue reading

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Reaching Out Without Getting Sucked In

This week brought news of a possible tragedy. Tragedy isn’t a word I use often or take lightly, since its use so often involves one person’s unreflective and uninformed moral judgment of others’ motives, behaviors, or objectives. Still, from a … Continue reading

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Sense of Urgency About the Future

New Bright Life asked people like you what kind of urgency they felt about their futures. Below are a handful of responses. Do any of these resonate for you? Please leave a comment as your input helps all of us … Continue reading

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Making Your Fear Work For You: Action

Action didn’t have to begin with having a distant objective. Action could begin with being willing to let go of what was familiar when the time came as better solutions emerged. It was one day at a time. Continue reading

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Making Your Fear Work For You: Understanding

(Part 2 of 3, Read Part 1 Here) Many of us have grown up with an expectation of a reasonable amount of stability: in our environment and relationships within ourselves in the forms of identity and priorities.

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Making Your Fear Work For You Part 1

(Part 1 of 3) Carl was afraid. It was a quiet fear, but almost relentless. He felt like he no longer knew who he was, what he wanted, or what was important to him. Carl is 51. He and Beth … Continue reading

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Welcome to New Bright Life – We’ve Launched!

If you’re ready to create the life you want…if circumstances are forcing you to make major life changes…if your quality of life will come from fine tuning you didn’t anticipate…New Bright Life can help you get from where you are … Continue reading

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New Bright Life Launches January 7, 2011

New Bright Life gives people the tools for successful aging: so they can live their best possible lives, find or create jobs over 50, enjoy great relationships with family, friends, and loved ones, and get ready for the future, even … Continue reading

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