Guidance Blogs

The search for love has nothing to do with age. Everyone wants to be loved and when love happens… completeness. Birthdays as we age do challenge the uniqueness of celebrating Valentine’s Day. How many ways are there to share feelings for each other? Take a peek at how love is celebrated around the world. Valentine’s […]

Winter Travel Saftey cab·in fe·ver [ˈkabən ˌfēvər] NOUN: irritability, listlessness, and similar symptoms resulting from long confinement or isolation indoors during the winter.   Unless having lived in a more temperate climate, Seniors most likely experienced this malady at least once in a lifetime of winters. A good book, television series, old movie, or one-man […]

Bookstores have multitudes of shelves dedicated to Chicken Soup for….. manuscripts filled with stories to warm the heart or have readers reaching for a Kleenex to dry tears. There is even one dedicated to Seniors and Bridge to Better Living could have written a few of its familiar stories! However, our staff is thinking with […]

Goals For a New Year January 1st marked the beginning of a new year and fresh opportunities to be healthy, wealthy, and wise. As Steve Harvey has said, “You are never too old to reinvent yourself.” Let’s get started. Holidays traditionally present Seniors and their loved ones an abundance of sweets and carb-loaded dishes. Resolve […]

Which celebrations do you partake in during the holidays? Do you light a menorah or decorate a tree? Are these traditions handed down through generations or blended with those of loved ones?  Are family customs religious rituals or ethnic practices? Seniors are rich in tradition, as the past is recalled, and the hope for a […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… or so the song goes. If one manages to be a giver, every day is an opportunity to bring little gifts, but additional hints for holiday giving may be needed… especially presents for a Senior. The perfect gift could be a challenge as many Seniors have compiled […]