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Have you been following the unfolding life story of GB Member Nancy? In her latest blog, she explains how a walk with new friends led her to an exciting new career. Read on and get inspired to change your life today!

I’m thrilled and pleased to report that I have been asked to join the faculty of ComputerSchool for Seniors (cs4seniors). This new affiliation makes perfect sense to me and fits right in with my philosophy of continuing to learn no matter what your age. In fact, Internet usage by older adults is growing by leaps and bounds.They are using the Internet to learn about ways to make their...

In 2001 my husband and I purchased a get-away house in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire and began spending all our free time there. Then, in 2003 my husband took early retirement, while I continued to work for Elderhostel in Boston. By early 2004, however, we made the decision to move permanently to New Hampshire. Giving up a steady paycheck was another very big step outside my comfort zone....

Now that “Learning Later, Living Greater” has been published and is available for purchase, I’ve become a full-time book promoter. This is definitely stepping outside my comfort zone. I’ve never been comfortable with “sales.” Years ago, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as a young wife and mother I sold “timesharing,” real estate. I got my real estate license because my...

CINCINNATI – Newlyweds Lynn Eckert and Richard Stelter have the classic love story: Girl meets boy, girl marries boy and they live happily ever after.But their story includes a nontraditional twist. Stelter, 71 and Eckert, 69, are widowers who met on an Internet dating site. Some of their first conversations were via e-mails and texts.The Cincinnati-area couple married June 25. They are among a...

Early in 1999 I took yet another, seemingly small step, but one that would lead to even bigger changes. I put an ad in my local neighborhood paper looking for women to form a walking group. Struggling with my own weight, I needed walking support and what better way than by gathering a group of women together? That ad drew a nice response and we were off! Over the next few months we...

Thanks to the article about my book that ran in the “Lowell Sun,” Lowell, Massachusetts in...

Why is it important to keep an eye on the on elderly poor right now? Well, states throughout the nation are running budgetary deficits and are looking to make fiscal cuts across the board, so there is a focus on cutting Medicaid expenditures. The federal government is looking to streamline Medicare which means they want to provide traditional services with less costs. And, the elderly poor are...

LEARNING LATER, LIVING GREATER: The Secret for Making the Most of Your After-50 Years. Lifelong Learning in Your Later Years… a Health Club for Your Body, Mind and Spirit! Welcome! My name is Nancy Merz Nordstrom and this blog is all about the benefits of incorporating lifelong learning into our After-50 years, and where that might lead. For instance I have become a new author, for...