Inspirations
The following articles are written by the team at Island Senior Resources.
Inspirations
Knowledge Plus Time
Don’t miss the opportunity to learn. Ask older people in your life to share their wisdom.
Powered by Connection
May is Older Americans Month focusing on the importance of connection and meaningful relationships.
Gain Not Loss
When one of our senses diminishes, we can grow our other senses and develop new skills.
Sensory Solutions
Supporting your senses as you age will help toward leading a healthy and happy lifestyle.
Fun with Optical Illusions
Challenge your brain. Do you see a vase or two faces? Can you get your brain to go back and forth between the two?
Preserving Memories
Documenting memories is a beautiful way to engage older adults in conversation and capture their stories for future generations.
The Legacy Box
Gathering a collection of memories records who we are, what we value, and what we did to lead a purposeful life.
Living in Place: A Community Love Story
Community connects us to what is meaningful as we share stories, welcome each other, and enjoy Iife together.
Can Doodling Help?
Doodling focuses attention. Someone who doodles can retain information they hear up to 29% better. You can activate your brain with just 30 minutes of doodling.
Cultivating Awe
Awe can be an important part of how we view the world and experience life. It helps challenges become a little easier to manage. It can make a difference
Trudy Technology
Trudy Technology is our resident technology expert. She will be answering your tech-related questions right here, every month. See articles below.
Trudy Technology
Social Media Safety Did you know seniors lost over $1.6 billion due to online fraud in 2021, the most of any age group? There is a new, in-depth guide for […]
Dear Trudy Technology,I am embarrassed to write this, but I recently fell for an internet scam. I thought I had found the deal of the century when I purchased a […]
Dear Trudy Technology,I have a really hard time remembering my passwords so I try to keep them as simple as possible, but my son-in-law keeps telling me I’m just asking […]
Dear Trudy Technology, I have been using Facebook for a few months now and I enjoy using it to keep up with my kids, grandkids, and friends. I recently saw […]
Dear Trudy Technology, This question may be outside of your purview, but I’ve found your advice very helpful in the past, so I figured, why not ask? I want to get […]
Dear Trudy Technology,It seems like every time I turn on the news, there’s another story about a senior falling victim to a scam. It’s making me scared to even check […]
Dear Trudy Technology,I’ve finally gotten the hang of texting, but I keep getting messages with strings of letters that I don’t understand. My grandkids are tired of me asking them […]
Dear Trudy Technology, My best friend won’t stop talking about something called Instagram where she has “disciples” or something and keeps getting “hearts.” She has tried to explain the whole thing to me, […]
Dear Trudy Technology, My children pitched in a bought me a computer for my 70th birthday. They set it up for me and showed me the basics and how to […]