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Learning to Sit Alone With Feelings
Learning to sit is a common Buddhist practice but for this author, the road to sitting was marked by an illness accompanied by cognitive loss that did not…
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HAS YOUR “BEST IF USED BY” DATE PASSED?
Do you have a "Best if used by" date on your life? What if that date has passed and you find yourself still sitting on the shelf? Here…
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HOW DO YOU DEFINE GROWING OLD?
The definition of 'aging' depends on a lot more things than one's chronological age and how we define it can influence how we live it.
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ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WRITING
The importance of writing surpasses our objections to the reasons we do not write and motivates more creativity with every word.
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HOW TO CARE FOR A CAREGIVER
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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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU CAN’T SLEEP
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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WHAT IS THE SECRET OF AGING WELL?
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
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 AS A CAUSE TO CELEBRATE
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?
