The building blocks for a foundation for successful and positive aging are: The Power of Us (social support), The Power of Me (your spirit), Mindfulness, Positivity, the Four A's, and Balancing. Below presents the benefits of tapping into your spirit (the power of me) as you age. Your spirit is your best friend. It’s part of your social support group; it’s the power of me. As humans age the physical body declines while the spiritual body continues to grow. I believe growing o

Link to article in the Chaska Herald Guest Column by Deb Taylor on the Benefits of Volunteering Volunteering your time and energy helps strengthen your community, but it also has important emotional and physical benefits. This month we take a look at how retired adults can reimagine aging through volunteering. With new studies being done, we are finding more and more benefits linked with volunteering, specifically when volunteering after retirement. According to a study done

Do Good: 10 Ways to Make a Difference 1. Smile! Being friendly to others is a great way to brighten someone else’s day. Whether it’s at the store, work, or simply walking along the street, a nice gesture like a smile could go a long way for someone having a bad day. 2. Do Some Volunteer Work. Volunteering is an amazing experience that gets us out of our daily routines, and makes us turn our efforts outwards. Go out and help feed the homeless, volunteer at local events, eve

United We Age is a volunteer-driven program. Volunteers: * Offer seniors companionship and compassion. * Help acquire and gift wrap wish list items and birthday/holiday cards. * Provide installation of communications technology and ongoing guidance. * Communicate with the case workers and other professional volunteers about an older person’s situation. For more information about how to become a volunteer at United We Age, please email: contact@UnitedWeAge.org