Rice paddies stretch out from our house. Flooded now, they reflect the sky with puff-ball clouds that turn pink then … More The Benefits of Cultivating Gratitude
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Links In The Chain — Mentoring
Oscar Wilde said, “With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone.” Usually, however, some wisdom does tag along. We … More Links In The Chain — Mentoring
Listen to your body talk
As we grow in years and experience we also become increasingly aware of the body we live in, its many … More Listen to your body talk
Reflections on two decades of tourism development
The history of Planet Earth is the history of mankind’s migrations and as a reader of this article you are … More Reflections on two decades of tourism development
Welcome To My Paradise
Thousands of foreigners come to Bali on holiday the first time and fall in love with the magical “island of … More Welcome To My Paradise
The Benefits of Cultivating Gratitude
Rice paddies stretch out from our house. Flooded now, they reflect the sky with puff-ball clouds that turn pink then … More The Benefits of Cultivating Gratitude
Heart Health In Bali
As the candles on our birthday cakes multiply to alarming numbers, we wonder from time to time how our hearts … More Heart Health In Bali
A Few Tips for a Better Travel Experience in the Boomer Years
Galvanized by the Venice Biennale, I recently returned from a twenty-three day trip to Italy. This every-other-year international art exhibition … More A Few Tips for a Better Travel Experience in the Boomer Years
Oh, Those Aching Joints
I don’t know about you, but I get stiff these days. Half an hour sitting on the floor or hunched … More Oh, Those Aching Joints
Living Old is Optional
We all know that growing older is inevitable. It is just a fact of life. And a lot of people … More Living Old is Optional
Last Stand in Paradise
Life on the Island of the Gods – what Nehru exclaimed when he visited Bali for the first time in … More Last Stand in Paradise
The Joy Of Senior Sex
When you were a teenager or young adult did you ever consider if your parents were still having sex? What … More The Joy Of Senior Sex
Sleep
Lately I have been getting seven to eight hours of sleep. It makes such a difference to the whole day … More Sleep
Re-Thinking That Hip Replacement
While I was in India in December my left hip began to hurt. I am of a stoic nature, but … More Re-Thinking That Hip Replacement
Fear of Dying
We are the generation that avidly read Erica Young’s 1973 bestseller “Fear of Flying”. But we are now of an … More Fear of Dying
If not Immortality what about The 120 Club?
My good friend Alexander Everett died in 2005 aged 85 on his ranch in Oregon. It wasn’t really a ranch, … More If not Immortality what about The 120 Club?