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Category: Relationship
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Greeting card companies are starting to have second thoughts about cards that treat aging with hilarity, and let’s face it, disdain. Seniors today have ceased to find jokes that demean aging the least little bit funny. Making fun of looks, abilities, handicaps, and potential mental disparities is sin poor taste, and should not be tolerated.…
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Alone. Alone. Alone. No one to talk to, no one to take care of, no one to greet you when you come home after a day of work, play, or errands. No one to set the tenor or your day. Depression and loneliness can occur at any age, but seniors are more vulnerable than most.…
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Retirement is great. For many, it is the first chance, in a very long time, that you have time for some real “me time.” That said, once the honeymoon is over, you might find that you want to do something more important than playing bridge or meeting on the golf course. Now is the time…
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After all these years, it is time to admit that being ordinary is okay. You may not be one of the “beautiful people” that the media loves to hype, but you can be a VIP in your own right. We all hate being average. We see others excel in sports, in education, and in high…
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Being neighborly isn’t what it used to be. Our fast-paced world doesn’t give us much time for the little things, like being a good neighbor. Some people like it that way, but many regret the loss of community. People are nice enough, but the only time they seem to gather is when a snowstorm or…
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Have you written to an advice columnist to complain about thoughtless children and grandchildren lately? You are not alone if you feel slighted; it is rather heartbreaking. What does this say about them? What does it say about you? Professional answers to these questions are often unsatisfactory. They either suggest that it is a byproduct…
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You don’t have to be a genius to dip your toes into the digital world. Technology is here to stay, and it can make your life better. We are so lucky to be living in a technology driven world. We’ve come a long way, but there is still a little reluctance or downright resistance to…
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Is education taking a nosedive? Evidence is piling up, again, and not in a good way. While everyone is aware that reading is the key to educational success, the problem isn’t being addressed. Studies indicate that we are dropping the ball. Too many children in the United States are not getting effective reading instruction. Blame…
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What are you doing on Valentine’s Day? It’s a day, a whole month for that matter, that focuses on love. Not a bad idea actually, but it needs to go beyond chocolates, flowers, candles, and date nights. Love is a bigger than that; a multifaceted enigma that starts and ends with you. Factor self-love and…
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Are you tired of being the neighborhood crank? Do you feel that you are bound by history, and that your inherited personality traits are carved in stone? Interesting questions. For a long time, we were taught, or came to believe, that we had no control over our personality traits. We are who we are. It’s…