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  • Aging,  Life Challenges

    Create an Inspiring Bucket List

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    Many fun and adventurous things can be more than just dreams. In this inspiring approach to writing a bucket list, your adventures await.

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Life Challenges

    A Positive View of the End of Life

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    Woman sitting in the power of silence on a mournain peak, stories wondering if she were religious, learning to be a human being

    At some point in our lives, we will all have to face the inevitability of death. For many, the thought of the end of life can be daunting…

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Life Challenges

    The Importance of Rest

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    A young woman wears a purple dress enjoys the importance of sabbath rest

    In our fast-paced world filled with endless to-do lists and constant demands, we often overlook the importance of rest. Exhaustion and fatigue are lurking just past the next…

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Aging

    What’s the Purpose of Growing Old?

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    leaves on a branch as an icon of the meaning and purpose to life growing old

    We are all going to grow old…if we are lucky. But not everyone is able to find meaning in the process. However, there are some important steps we…

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Dekker

    Dekker returns to sharing wisdom

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    Dekker, service dog posing on granite slab

    Woof! For the last three months, I have been sharing my stories of becoming a service dog. If you have missed any of these you will find them…

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    Ardis Mayo

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