Life Challenges
Reflections and poetry inspired by life’s many challenges with some articles about how to navigate through difficulties with hope and grace.
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How to Wait Without Losing Your Mind
How to wait for something, especially the unknown, challenges even the most patient of people. There is waiting…and then there is WAITING. Waiting for a bus or…
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Dekker shares his wisdom
People write to Dekker for answers to everyday problems and to get his advice for living well despite challenges.
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Do you know what your pet is thinking?
When you look into the big round eyes of your dog or cat, do you ever wonder what they are thinking? Here are some ways to find out.
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How do you feel when you say NO?
I learned how to say "NO" when I learned the secret of pacing in life. It was a matter of life and death.
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What is an Ethical Will and the Steps to Creating One
An ethical will can leave light in the lives of your heirs through your values, life lessons and principles, shared through your writing and preservation of snippets of…
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Will you be having fun when you are old?
Is having fun possible when you reach a point in life where every joint aches, you can’t hear conversations and you forget everyone’s name and who is President?
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Three more lists besides a bucket list you may want to consider
Besides a bucket list, here are three more lists that you may want to keep and share with friends and family before you die.
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How to allow curiosity as a superpower for your life
Letting curiosity be your superpower can lead to unanticipated consequences when you ask questions and make the answers part of. your life.
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How to Avoid Growing Up Before Growing Old
Are you confused about what it means to 'grow up?' And is it necessary to grow up as we age? A humorous look at this dilemma follows.
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Dekker Offers His Wisdom to Humans
Dekker responds to concerns about wearing a mask, living with a noisy roommate, and dealing with an unfaithful wife among other questions.
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Creative Solutions When Walking is Difficult
When walking gets difficult it isn't necessary to give it up when there are so many creative - and fun - solutions!
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How to be a Comfort to Someone Who is Terminally Ill
Comforting someone who is terminally ill calls for learning to listen, to be present, to encourage a life review, and to be vulnerable.
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Are there any benefits of aging?
The benefits of aging can sometimes be best understood in the old vehicles we continue to drive, like the rusty Ford 150 with the odd-colored tailgate that has…
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Dekker Gives Advice to People with Questions
Dekker, a service dog, gives advice to five people who look to him for words of wisdom as they struggle with life.
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When You Sit With a Dying Person
How to look beyond grief and find peace while sitting at the bedside of a loved one who is dying is explained in comparison to childbirth. The joy…
