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  • Aging,  Life Challenges

    The Stories We Carry

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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

    Some stories we tell ourselves over breakfast each morning. Others we pack away in boxes labeled 'someday.' Which of yours are weighing you down, and which ones are…

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    Ardis Mayo
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    Lessons From Your Younger Self

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    dressing up as a child who wants to grow up, the person your younger self needed

    Suppose for a moment that you could send a message across time to your younger self... What would you say? What wisdom would you offer from the vantage…

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Aging,  Life Challenges

    How Old is “Old”

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    old aging tree trunk

    Are you old yet? Or more to the point—do  you worry about getting old? And exactly how old is ‘old?’ I have asked myself these questions over the…

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    Ardis Mayo
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    Dekker Writes Again

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    Dekker A service dog with all the answers

    Once a month the task of producing a blog post is turned over to Dekker, a class-A service dog who much prefers to contemplate people problems than abide…

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    Ardis Mayo

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