The Smith family keeps it pretty private but one thing we know they all have in common is how much they care for their community and the environment. A quick glance at their social media pages will show you that. It makes perfect sense that Jada Pinkett Smith, along with her family, would launch Hey Humans, a sustainable, personal care line. Of course, it’s also affordable so it’s accessible for the Smith’s audience.

Pinkett Smith is the creative director and co-founder of Hey Human. She’s hawking deodorant, body wash, body lotion and toothpaste (so far) that’s sustainable from the inside out. Each is made from vegan, cruelty-free and naturally derived ingredients made without sulfates, parabens, phthalates and silicones.

The packaging is not only cute but also made from aluminum and paper so each is fully recyclable. Many products are made from PCR plastic that sometimes can’t be recycled.

Ready to shop the affordable goods? Get started, below.

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

Hey Humans Body Wash Apple Matcha

This hydrating body wash cleanses and leaves behind a subtle apple scent.

Hey Humans Body Lotion Banana Aloe

This hydrating lotion contains shea butter, Vitamin E and essential oils.

Hey Humans Natural Deodorant Coconut Mint

The brand promises this aluminum-free, solid deodorant gives all day odor protection.

Hey Humans Fluoride Toothpaste Clean Mint Rush

Never has a toothpaste looked and smelled so good.

Your financial ducks are in a row. You’re staying on top of your health. You’ve lined up your leisure activities and added notable dates to your calendar. Still, after doing all that, you feel like there’s more to consider. Reinvention takes some work.

Times have changed. There’s no longer a magic age for retirement, and some of us will never retire in the traditional sense of the word. We don’t feel 65. Or 75. And we don’t define ourselves by whatever age we are.

Unlike previous generations, for us this season of life requires some planning that has little to do with our bank accounts. We realize we need to make shifts in our mindset as we change our lifestyles.

We need to stay flexible. And we must be willing to experiment with what works for us… and be willing to stumble along the way.

There’s no quick fix to retiring happily. But I have a simple checklist of suggestions that can make this transition easier.

Keep a Gratitude Journal

The mindful practice of keeping a gratitude journal serves us beautifully when we retire. It allows us to reflect on – and savor – what’s going well in our lives despite dramatic change.

Transition to retirement isn’t seamless, but if we take time for reflection and keep a thankful heart, we’ll uncover some promising possibilities.

Talk with Three People a Day

We depend on our work relationships more than we realize. Moving through the world without them can feel isolating.

Engage in conversations regularly… in line at the pharmacy, while shopping in the produce section, as you walk around your neighborhood. Flex your connection muscles. You’ll become increasingly more open to new relationships. You’ll be stronger for it.

Make a List of All the Ways You’ve Contributed

When we reflect on our past accomplishments, we reveal channels for how to remain useful. We begin to connect the dots between what’s given our lives meaning in the past and how we can continue living purposefully.

And we have more to add to that gratitude journal.

Discover One New Thing About Your Local Community Every Week

When we’re busy working, we don’t always take advantage of other opportunities to engage, even when those are as close as our own backyards.

Read local papers and flyers. Subscribe to local news feeds via email. Sign up for local social media groups. Attend community meetings and events. We don’t have to jump into a whole new world. Stepping out into our immediate surroundings is a good place to start.

Come Out of Your Comfort Zone Once a Month

I was never a ‘joiner,’ but I fought that tendency after I quit working because, like all of us, I need face-to-face interactions.

The virtual community at Sixty and Me is the gold standard for connection. You can also browse Meetup groups. Attend a lecture at the local library or college. Go to the opening of a new business. Join a class.

We may have to reach beyond the security of built-in work and family relationships, but making meaningful connections is worth the risk.

Take Your Time

Some of us, myself included, began defining what our retirement would look like while we were still working. Some of us just needed time to breathe once we left the workplace.

Whatever your approach to retirement, if it feels authentic, peaceful and unforced, then it’s okay. Permission granted to do things your way. The discovery phase should be fun, energizing and enlivening!

Remain curious. Rest. And as you catch your breath, keep your eye out for what might be next.

Get Help from Someone You Trust

The time between where we were and where we’re going can be confusing, even frightening. Sometimes we stall no matter how many things we try.

You’ll probably experience normal fall-out from this major life change and need encouragement or a bit of problem-solving. If it’s more complicated than that, an objective listener can help you shine a little light on your situation.

You don’t have to go it alone. Seek input from a wise friend, a coach or even a therapist.

Our personal checklists for how to be happy during retirement will evolve along with us. It’s important that we remain responsible for our own growth and practice self-compassion during the unfolding.

And rely on each other along the way.

How are you handling retiring from full-time work? What are you doing to make reinvention a little easier? Please join the conversation and share any tips you have discovered along the way!

The Smith family keeps it pretty private but one thing we know they all have in common is how much they care for their community and the environment. A quick glance at their social media pages will show you that. It makes perfect sense that Jada Pinkett Smith, along with her family, would launch Hey Humans, a sustainable, personal care line. Of course, it’s also affordable so it’s accessible for the Smith’s audience.

Pinkett Smith is the creative director and co-founder of Hey Human. She’s hawking deodorant, body wash, body lotion and toothpaste (so far) that’s sustainable from the inside out. Each is made from vegan, cruelty-free and naturally derived ingredients made without sulfates, parabens, phthalates and silicones.

The packaging is not only cute but also made from aluminum and paper so each is fully recyclable. Many products are made from PCR plastic that sometimes can’t be recycled.

Ready to shop the affordable goods? Get started, below.

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

Hey Humans Body Wash Apple Matcha

This hydrating body wash cleanses and leaves behind a subtle apple scent.

Hey Humans Body Lotion Banana Aloe

This hydrating lotion contains shea butter, Vitamin E and essential oils.

Hey Humans Natural Deodorant Coconut Mint

The brand promises this aluminum-free, solid deodorant gives all day odor protection.

Hey Humans Fluoride Toothpaste Clean Mint Rush

Never has a toothpaste looked and smelled so good.

Do you remember what it was like to experience curiosity as a child? To begin each day with such an insatiable appetite for new experiences that you rushed into your day with boundless energy and enthusiasm? Perhaps it’s not always that way now. I know it’s changed for me.

It takes intention to nurture a healthy sense of wonder about a world you’ve lived in for a very long time. It can become routine, tedious even, to spend every day doing what you have done so often. But it is possible to spark that curiosity back to life, even without making wholesale changes.

Curiosity Begins with Your Mindset

It’s all in your mind, or more precisely in your mindset. Some refer to it as a growth mindset, others as a savoir de vivre or a gusto for living that keeps us engaged in our everyday life. And I believe it may be the secret to keeping life interesting through the phases and changes that come with the passage of time.

What we’re talking about is shaping behavior. Framing our attitudes and actions in a way as to be engaged with not only the outside world, but also with our own contemplation and impressions. It’s a state of being that keeps us actively pursuing new ideas, enriching experiences and connection.

I remember being a teenager when an elderly woman befriended my family. She lived in a care home around the corner and would walk over to visit regularly. She became part of our extended family, and I found her fascinating because she possessed such boundless joy that I didn’t sense in the other adults in my life.

It’s Up to You to Wake Up to Curiosity

What I recognize now, in hindsight, is that she was acutely curious and constantly open to new experiences. And my guess is, it was a conscious decision on her part. I never once heard her complain about her life, she only exuded appreciation. I’ve never forgotten her, nor her remarkable ability to seek wonder in her declining years.

A few years ago, a series of circumstances changed my life. I suffered a significant bout of anxiety and in order to recover, I began to look at how I could rearrange my life and my outlook to still feel like life was worth living.

I discovered how to find joy in my small life, just as that amazing woman had modeled for me years ago. Although she has been gone for decades, I remembered her, and she became my guide. And now, I am passing along what I learned.

Quiet Contemplation Can Bring Wonder into Focus

I began to spend much of my time alone. Retreating into my thoughts, I started writing about them. I spent hours hiking the hills allowing the natural world to entice me. A peaceful solo walk among the trees became a morning meditation, and it set the mood for the upcoming day.

Notice the Minute and Seemingly Insignificant

Bringing my focus to small details, slowed me down and opened my eyes to how amazing the world around me really is. I sat on the hillside and rather than looking out over the vista. I looked down, examining the lichen on the tree trunks, noticing the tiny insects ,busy foraging for food, and inhaling the delicate fragrance of a spring morning after the rain.

All those things touched and delighted me when I finally allowed them to. I marveled at the vibrant life that was going on without me ever noticing, and the more I focused on it, the more amazing it became.

Consciously Look for Beauty

I practiced seeing things that normally slipped by me. Every day, I reminded myself to look up at the sky, to wake up in time to watch the sun rise while sipping my morning coffee, or notice the birds singing outside my window.

I’m convinced that noticing is the gateway to joy and gratitude. Just notice to start, and watch the way it brings up appreciation and a sense of delight.

Keep Your Endeavor to Yourself

As I searched for more and more reasons to savor the contents of my own life and world, I realized when I shared my thoughts, most people not only didn’t appreciate what I was trying to do, they actively attempted to move me in other directions.

I felt as though I was being condemned for being open to the possibility of a new way of immersing myself in my own life. So, I learned to choose very carefully in whom I confided.

Put Your Intention Toward Feeling Happy

This is hard. I won’t pretend it’s not. But like a muscle that has atrophied and is being strained again, it eventually gets stronger, and with time the movement becomes easier until it is actually effortless. I felt better after a few months, but the real improvement came after about a year. Suddenly, I was waking up every morning with a list of things to which to look forward.

Pleasure and Indulgence are a Function of Living a Joyous Life. And There’s No Place for Guilt in the Equation

I began to reward myself with pleasure, an ice cream cone on a warm summer day, an afternoon to do what I wanted no matter how frivolous, a spontaneous trip to the ocean with a girlfriend. And if there was no one to enjoy my pleasure with me, I enjoyed it solo. It felt awkward at first to do things unescorted, but now, I truly relish those times.

Stay Curious

I realized I was uninspired and assumed I’d accomplished all I was going to. That left me feeling empty and without purpose. So, I watched programs and read articles about places I’ve never been and tried to learn new things regularly. I took up hobbies that were new to me; things I had dismissed years ago claiming I wasn’t good at them.

I followed any spark of interest to see if it caught fire with my attention. I started mountain biking again, learned to bake bread; bought some inexpensive watercolors supplies and started painting. I didn’t expect any of these endeavors to become my life’s work. They were a lark, an experiment, a chance for me to explore the possible. And they brought me joy.

I’m not saying my life is now without challenges and disappointments. But I am saying, for the most part, even though my circumstances haven’t changed all that much, after shifting my outlook and cultivating a sense of wonder, my life is definitely worth living.

What keeps you going every day? Are there things you’re curious about and would like to explore? How do you keep your curiosity engaged? What small things do you appreciate? How do they bring you joy? Please share with the community!

About six months after the ex and I separated, forcing the sale of our business (my job!), I relaunched my real estate career in a new city, surrounded by a smart and attractive team of (much younger) professionals.

Thanks to the “divorce diet,” as my sister dubbed it, I’d lost 20 pounds and was feeling pretty good about myself. Except for one thing: my teeth.

I’m a grinder, a bruxist, a nasher of teeth in the night. I’ve chewed through and lost more expensive night guards than I care to tally. While I’d spent the money to keep my mouth healthy, my teeth were now forced close together, overlapping in places. I’d quit smiling for photographs because a shadow made my front teeth appear gray or even black.

Taking the Leap

Realtors almost always put their photos on business cards, but I never had. I hired a professional photographer, and boy was he good. He had me smiling through the whole shoot whether I wanted to or not. It was so much fun, posing with our historic bricked downtown and riverfront as the backdrop. But I hoped I wasn’t wasting my time and money on photos I couldn’t use.

A coworker who happens to be married to the photographer saw the proofs before I did. She skillfully doctored the best of them so that my teeth looked perfect. I almost cried when I saw my new professional portrait. There was the person I wanted to be. That was me!

And then I called my dentist for a recommendation to an orthodontist.

When I arrived for my first appointment, my name was on the bright colored welcome board with all the youngsters there for new braces. An informational video explained the importance of a good bite and showed lots of before and after photos. Word art sprinkled throughout the offices inspired confidence and belief in the “new you.”

Why Wait So Long?

I hate to admit money is the biggest reason I didn’t get my teeth straightened in my 40s or my 50s. Truth is, I could better afford it then. When I was married, we shared decisions about big expenditures. I know now I should have stood up for myself and made it clear that a better smile was important to me. Looking our best shouldn’t slide just because we’re in a relationship or over 60 or work from home.

The $5,000 investment outlined in my initial consultation was steep. But a payment plan made it work for me. Now I’ve been wearing Invisalign braces for 17 months – a new set every 10 days. By summer, I’ll be done except for a retainer at night.

My smile is much improved, but my confidence is the biggest beneficiary. I don’t think twice about a big toothy grin now. It comes naturally.

I didn’t even realize how much energy it took trying NOT to smile. I can almost empathize with grumpy people. It’s hard not to smile if you are a happy person… or if you want to be a happy person.

Being newly single was a good reason to look my best. After I was fitted with my braces, I had the confidence to join Match.com. While I didn’t meet my match there, I believe I made some lifelong friends. The whole dating experience has helped me figure out what I really do and don’t want in a partner. One thing I know for sure: I want someone with a really great smile.

Something to Smile About

I don’t know anyone who actually likes wearing masks, but it’s a way of life now. The only plus I can think of, aside from health precautions, is saving on lipstick. As my smile improves, I’m a little disappointed to have to cover it up. My latest thing is smiling at people while I’m driving. It’s refreshing how many people smile back!

Covid has changed the way we connect, and I’m learning to appreciate the chance to ditch the mask and see faces and smiles. Last weekend, I video chatted with my college roomie. She and I both play flute.

When I joined the Gulf Coast Flute Choir a couple years back, she started playing again, too, and just got a new flute for Christmas. Since we don’t rehearse in person now and our concerts are virtual, she is joining in all the way from California!

Today, a girlfriend and I met via Zoom with a published children’s book author to get ideas for a project we’re working on. I’m in Florida, she’s in South Carolina, and the author is in Chicago. How cool is that? Is it just me, or does it sometimes feel technology is shrinking the world and we’re getting closer?

In a few weeks, I am “on stage” in the real estate office as we each produce a video highlighting our business “brands.” I haven’t quite figured it out yet, but I know one thing for sure: behind my mask and under these Invisiligns is a brand new me, and I like her!

It’s never too late. Take the leap!

What is the state of your teeth? Are you careful not to grin because you don’t like your teeth? What have you done to improve your smile? If you’re yet undecided, what’s stopping you? Please share with the community!