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  • Caregiving

    HOW TO CARE FOR A CAREGIVER

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    If there are fifty-three million caregivers in the U.S. (2020 Caregiving in the U.S. report from AARP) there must be at least that many friends or neighbors of caregivers. Are you…

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    Ardis Mayo
  • Life Challenges

    WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU CAN’T SLEEP

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    Sleeping may not be the problem we think it is if we learn to sleep according to our bodily rhythms instead of by the clock.

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  • Aging

    WHAT IS THE SECRET OF AGING WELL?

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    Growing old isn't an option for most people. How we look at it is a choice and the secret to aging well may lie in the language we…

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    THE THRILL OF BEING A WRITER

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    An aspiring writer asks how old is too old to take up with art of writing by comparing it to a thrill ride at the fair.

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  • Aging

    AGING AS A CAUSE TO CELEBRATE

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    The hands of an aging woman are clasped and resting in her lap. she wonders about meaning and purpose of growing old

    Aging is universal across time and place. We all age. The question is, are we going to quake as we age or celebrate each step along the way?

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