On the Blog – October 2025

Here are brief summaries and links to posts on the blog, Lisa notes, from October 2025.

• Seasons of Change: How Weddings, Trees, Books, and Rooms Remind Us to Grow {Share 4 Somethings – October 2025} (10/30)
  A month of milestones, memories, and makeovers—how a wedding, a cookout, a favorite author, and a repainted room remind me that everything changes, and that’s okay.
• Read What Matters Most: 5 Nonfiction Books To Use Your Time Well {Nonfiction November Week 1} (10/27)
  Explore 5 inspiring nonfiction books on productivity and aging to help you use your time wisely, live intentionally, and read what matters most to you.
• Don’t Put It Off: 5 Questions to Ask Now to Discover Your 2026 Word {One Word 2025 October Linkup} (10/25)
  Start listening now for your One Word for 2026. Reflect with five questions to guide your choice.
• Ripples Through Time: Reading My Late Mother’s Words—Then My Own (10/22)
  Reading my mother’s and my own 1991 journals revealed unexpected echoes between our struggles. What ripples are we leaving for those who come after us?
• When You Can’t Get in the Game: Finding Purpose from the Bleachers (10/17)
  Sometimes life benches us. But even from the bleachers, we can find purpose, perspective, and readiness for our next turn in the game.
• How to Grow a Long Joyspan: Why Older Can Truly Mean Better (10/14)
  Discover Joyspan by Dr. Kerry Burnight, a refreshing guide to aging well that shifts the focus from lifespan to joyspan—living with purpose, connection, and delight at every stage.
• Have You Made a To-Dread List? Stop Procrastinating with This Surprising Trick—How naming what you dread can actually make life easier (10/10)
  Feeling stuck on your to-do list? Try making a “to-dread list.” This surprising trick helps you face what you’ve been avoiding and finally stop procrastinating.
• When to Ignore GPS (and Listen to Yourself Instead) – A digital road sign, a scary hill, and the wisdom of trusting yourself (10/7)
  Sometimes GPS isn’t best. Here’s how one road trip reminded me that the best navigation system is sometimes your own intuition.
• From Politics to Belonging: 7 Books That Leave a Lasting Mark—October 2025 Book Recommendations (10/3)
  From politics to belonging to timeless classics, here are 7 books that leave a lasting mark with wisdom, warning, and inspiration.

See previous months’ archives here

• ← Seasons of Change: How Weddings, Trees, Books, and Rooms Remind Us to Grow
• 5 Reasons to “Do” the Book Instead of Just Reading It (+ 5 Book Picks) →