{"id":519,"date":"2023-05-25T15:37:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T20:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/?p=519"},"modified":"2023-10-12T21:28:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T02:28:36","slug":"post-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/25\/post-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Post #50"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When I envisioned this new online community dedicated to encouraging and equipping women over 60 to live our best lives, I didn\u2019t really know what it would look like or how it would flesh out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I discussed it with some friends, one asked: \u201cWhat are you hoping to accomplish with <a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/main\/\">The Best-Life Project<\/a>?\u201d A good question for which I didn\u2019t really have a good answer. I thought for a moment and responded: \u201cI am just doing what I feel God is telling me to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven\u2019t read the <a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/14\/best-life-dream-story\/\">Best-Life Dream Story<\/a>\u2014which tells of this projects\u2019 inception, please do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best-Life Launch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We posted our <a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/03\/why-facebook\/\">first article<\/a> on February 3, 2023 and officially launched a week later. This is our fiftieth post! We are now 113 days old. We have added new content about twice a week since then. The Best-Life Project currently has 18 different contributors from across the United States\u2014both women and men. Yes, it is a site for women, but men have valuable contributions as well. I love how our contributors interact with readers by responding to comments made about the content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also have visitors from around the globe. Each week, our metrics have increased as have the followers to our companion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100087919854157\">Facebook page<\/a>. If you are new to The Best-Life Project, please read my post on <a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/18\/best-life-definition\/\">The Best-Life Definition<\/a>. It will help you understand our vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Most Popular Posts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the day, the post with the most views changes. But here are some of the most popular:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/26\/piecing-life-together-after-loss\/\">Piecing Together Life After Loss<\/a> addresses the grieving process and how we all grieve differently. It is written by my cousin <a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/author\/laurie-tenhave-chapman\/\">Laurie TenHave-Chapman<\/a>\u2014a retired minister now serving as a hospice chaplain. So far, Laurie has written two posts specifically for The Best-Life Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/04\/moving-ahead\/\">Moving Ahead<\/a> is about the difficult task of cleaning out our parents\u2019 home (or in the case of the author, a great aunt\u2019s) and sorting through the years of memories. This is one of three posts by <a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/author\/candy-arrington\/\">Candy Arrington<\/a>\u2014an author of many books who I know from my CLASS Days. Watch for more from Candy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/08\/what-is-beauty\/\">What is Beauty<\/a>? deals with deciding to let your hair grow out to its natural color. As one of the most popular posts, contributor <a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/author\/gale-obrien\/\">Gale O\u2019Brien<\/a> has obviously hit on a topic of interest to many. This is one of two posts from Gale, but we look forward to more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/12\/power-of-permission\/\">Power of Permission<\/a> is about giving yourself permission to take care of yourself. It is our first from Tonya Parker, but it will not be her last. Tonya is a graduate of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/2374264530\">CLASSeminar<\/a> and the author of her first book:<em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rise-Up-Taking-Higher-Level\/dp\/B0BZF7M42Q\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3W3JR06RC1DJZ&amp;keywords=Rise+Up...Taking+Your+Life+To+A+Higher+Level.&amp;qid=1683918893&amp;sprefix=rise+up...taking+your+life+to+a+higher+level.%2Caps%2C146&amp;sr=8-1\"><strong>Rise Up\u2026Taking Your Life To A Higher Level<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/21\/get-ready-for-a-trip-with-your-girlfriends\/\">Get Ready for a Trip with Your Girlfriends<\/a> is the first <a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/category\/movie-or-book-reviews\/\">book review<\/a> we\u2019ve posted and it is actually about a four-book series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B074CBFPKK?ref_=dbs_p_mng_rwt_ser_shvlr&amp;storeType=ebooks\">The Wild Water Walking Club<\/a>, by <a href=\"https:\/\/clairecook.com\/its-never-too-late-to-shine-on-series\/\">Claire Cook<\/a>. I wrote the review after reading the series. I loved the books so much, I wanted to encourage everyone to read them. Please let me know if you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Variety of Content<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can tell, The Best-Life Project contains a wide variety of valuable and relevant content. The \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/category\/relationships\/\">Relationships<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/category\/health-wellness\/\">Health and Wellness<\/a>\u201d categories have the highest volume of posts\u2014though many posts fit more than one section. You can search the site in many ways: by author, category, or date. The five most recent articles are always listed at the top right side of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though when <a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/founders\/\">we<\/a> launched <a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/main\/\">The Best-Life Project<\/a> three and a half months\u2019 ago, I didn\u2019t know if people would respond, if it would continue. Now, I love hearing comments from people who\u2019ve been reading it. They tell me how much they are enjoying it, how they\u2019ve appreciated certain articles. Some have even become a contributor or inspired a topic. If you have ideas for areas that should be addressed in the future, please let me know. We will be continuing to introduce new contributors and adding new content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sign Up and Share<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please help us grow this new online community by visiting the site regularly. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/contact\/\">sign up<\/a> to receive updates as new articles are posted. Read articles on the topics that interest you and engage with the author and others by adding a comment. When something hits home for you, please share it with others\u2014especially through your social media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for reading! I\u2019d love to hear from you here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/marita-2022.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238\" style=\"width:210px;height:208px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/marita-2022.jpg 960w, https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/marita-2022-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/marita-2022-768x760.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livingyourbestlife60plus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/marita-2022-850x841.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marita Littauer Tedder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Marita Littauer Tedder has spent the majority of her adult life working with women\u2014helping them improve relationships, achieve their speaking and writing dreams, and being the best version of themselves they can possibly be. 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