As family members told us as they were growing older, the older we get, the less stressed we will be with everyday life and the more patient and understanding we will become. With age comes a ton of experience that broadens our perspective and improves our outlook on life. If…
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(I wrote this piece two years ago after the election. I’ve slightly modified it to bring it up to date, but the message remains very much the same today.) My first vote in an election was cast in the McGovern vs. Nixon race in 1972. Focused on my own young…
View More FACING OUR SHADOW AS A NATION AND AS INDIVIDUALS
Looking after a family is not easy. Working together to make each other’s lives easier is something we all try to do. It’s not just about easing day-to-day burdens, however, but taking care of each other in less obvious ways. If you’re wondering whether or not you’re doing enough for…
View More Making The Lives Of Your Family Members Better
We don’t like to think about things like death, illness or accidents, but we do want to make sure that our family has everything it needs should anything happen. With each passing year our families grow. Each new member increases the demand for care and support. Fortunately, each new person adds love…
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Right now the so-called sandwich generation — middle-aged parents of children who are the children of baby boomers — are struggling to care for their own kids while also looking after their aging parents. Life is a veritable ball of stress for the vast majority of the younger generation. The…
View More What Can We Do To Ensure Our Children Don’t Have The Stress Of Looking After Us When We’re Old?
Wedding of number two son has come and gone. Like all other big events in my children’s lives, there is a first and a last. Ups and downs. Joys and sorrows. Just like giving birth to them, I never much thought about any of it in advance. Sometimes I wonder…
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Positive Aging for Women
