Shifting Forward

Relationships

Are You Pro- or Anti-Aging?

Carrie J. Knowles on October 4, 2022

Personal Perspective: Are you ready to embrace your life, wrinkles and all?

Personal Perspective: Are you ready to embrace your life, wrinkles and all?

Spirituality

Thin Places: Where the Veil Between This World and Another Is Thin

Carrie J. Knowles on August 25, 2022

A Personal Perspective: Feeling crushed by yet another day with COVID? Anxious about the economy and the general state of the world? A little time away in a thin place might be your ticket to calm.

A Personal Perspective: Feeling crushed by yet another day with COVID? Anxious about the economy and the general state of the world? A little time away in a thin place might be your ticket to calm.

Friends

Bibliotherapy: The Healing Power of Reading

Carrie J. Knowles on August 5, 2022

Need a little help getting through some tough times? Talk to your librarian. She might know just the book you need to read.

Need a little help getting through some tough times? Talk to your librarian. She might know just the book you need to read.

Career

Has Covid Changed the Way You Think About Work?

Carrie J. Knowles on July 11, 2022

A Personal Perspective: Hobby, avocation, vocation. What brings you joy? It might be time to fall in love with your work again.

A Personal Perspective: Hobby, avocation, vocation. What brings you joy? It might be time to fall in love with your work again.

Grief

What Do You Do When the Sadness Overwhelms You?

Carrie J. Knowles on May 27, 2022

When the sadness in your heart is too big to hold, it's important to have a place where you can refuel.

When the sadness in your heart is too big to hold, it's important to have a place where you can refuel.

Friends

Post-Covid: What We Can Learn from the Good Manners of Cotillion

Carrie J. Knowles on May 3, 2022

A few lessons from cotillion and why eating broccoli might be number one.

A few lessons from cotillion and why eating broccoli might be number one.

Friends

What's Family Got to Do With It? Everything.

Carrie J. Knowles on March 8, 2022

Missing those kisses and hugs? Maybe it's time to move closer to your family.

Missing those kisses and hugs? Maybe it's time to move closer to your family.

Depression

Has It Been Forever—or Does It Just Feel Like It?

Carrie J. Knowles on January 24, 2022

Tired of staying home? Put on some comfortable shoes and go outside. It might be the new way to stay happy and healthy.

Tired of staying home? Put on some comfortable shoes and go outside. It might be the new way to stay happy and healthy.

Consumer Behavior

What’s Got You Tethered?

Carrie J. Knowles on December 27, 2021

A Personal Perspective: Do your past successes have to define your future?

A Personal Perspective: Do your past successes have to define your future?

Memory

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda: Now What?

Carrie J. Knowles on December 2, 2021

Make a list of all the things you couldn't do or should have done during COVID. Now throw the list away. The year 2022 is a blank page. Start with a clean slate.

Make a list of all the things you couldn't do or should have done during COVID. Now throw the list away. The year 2022 is a blank page. Start with a clean slate.

Cognition

What Can You Count On?

Carrie J. Knowles on November 9, 2021

What if you've been sharing M&M's your whole life and just discovered that not every bag has the same number of candies?

What if you've been sharing M&M's your whole life and just discovered that not every bag has the same number of candies?

Aging

Can You Retire and Not Let Go of Work You Love?

Carrie J. Knowles on October 12, 2021

A Personal Perspective: Do you know what you want to do when you retire? Life is long. Make a plan.

A Personal Perspective: Do you know what you want to do when you retire? Life is long. Make a plan.

Education

A Shotgun Wedding Invitation?

Carrie J. Knowles on September 17, 2021

Married or not, here they come! Are we really ready? Can we pass new laws that will guarantee free childcare, healthcare, food, shelter and education to every unborn child?

Married or not, here they come! Are we really ready? Can we pass new laws that will guarantee free childcare, healthcare, food, shelter and education to every unborn child?

Empathy

Ten Days To Get It Right

Carrie J. Knowles on September 3, 2021

We've been living with our doors shut for the last 19 months. Are we ready to open our doors and take responsibility for our actions and the world around us?

We've been living with our doors shut for the last 19 months. Are we ready to open our doors and take responsibility for our actions and the world around us?

Aging

Change Is Coming. How Are You Going to Change?

Carrie J. Knowles on August 23, 2021

What would you like to let go of in order to make the next phase of your life more enjoyable?

What would you like to let go of in order to make the next phase of your life more enjoyable?

Anger

Feeling Frustrated About COVID? Asking for a Friend

Carrie J. Knowles on August 6, 2021

Feeling frustrated with the new mask mandates? Think again. That mask, even if you're vaccinated, might just save your life.

Feeling frustrated with the new mask mandates? Think again. That mask, even if you're vaccinated, might just save your life.

Cognition

How Switching to an All Electric Car Was A Good Choice

Carrie J. Knowles on July 15, 2021

Are you thinking about the future? Here's what to expect when you go all-electric.

Are you thinking about the future? Here's what to expect when you go all-electric.

Personal Perspectives

Please...Don't Hang Up!

Carrie J. Knowles on June 21, 2021

Unfortunately, an unlisted number doesn't make you safe from unwanted scams and soliciations. Your best defense? Don't engage. Don't say hello. Just hang up.

Unfortunately, an unlisted number doesn't make you safe from unwanted scams and soliciations. Your best defense? Don't engage. Don't say hello. Just hang up.

Dreaming

It's More Complicated Than Just Taking Off Your Mask

Carrie J. Knowles on June 2, 2021

It's been a long time since you've been out and about. Are you ready to take off your mask and go to a bookstore? A concert? A hockey game? A movie?

It's been a long time since you've been out and about. Are you ready to take off your mask and go to a bookstore? A concert? A hockey game? A movie?

Dreaming

How to Upscale Your Downsizing? Take Your Memories Along

Carrie J. Knowles on May 5, 2021

Dream of downsizing? Put some flowers in your favorite vase. Get out your good china. Get rid of the everyday dinnerware. Take your first step towards living a more gracious life.

Dream of downsizing? Put some flowers in your favorite vase. Get out your good china. Get rid of the everyday dinnerware. Take your first step towards living a more gracious life.