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December 11, 2021

Darkness and Light

This past Thanksgiving was lovely. Both of our children and grandchildren were with us. Not to mention, our daughter-in-law is expecting a baby in February, which gives us three granddaughters. Our lives are overflowing with blessings. This year, our celebration was significantly smaller than most…
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December 9, 2021

The Inner Work of Age

With a longer life expectancy than humans have ever experienced before, retirement today is about much more than money. But a challenge we face during this transition is living in a culture that worships youth and disparages the elder.  That is part of the reason…
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December 7, 2021

The Shift from Chronos to Kairos

We measure our lives in trips around the sun; time on task, years at work, decades of raising a family, weeks on vacation. The clock and the calendar remind us of the passage of time. Tick, tick, tick. Our lives progress and, at some point,…
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December 5, 2021

17 Minutes and 53 Seconds…. Well-Spent

Check out this TEDx talk with Richard J. Dawson, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin. The talk is entitled: How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains. Useful, important and meaningful! Let me know what you think: CLICK HERE  …
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December 4, 2021

The New Map of Life

The Stanford Center on Longevity began a research project in 2018. Newly released, the result is entitled, “The New Map of Life.” It's quite interesting, with profound implications for future generations. But most importantly, how we think about aging and the aspects of life design.…
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December 2, 2021

How to Maintain Your Strength

We already know fitness is good for us. What many of us don’t know is that a specific type of workout can actually slow down the aging process. In fact, you might be surprised to learn what is still physically possible as we age.  Today…
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November 30, 2021

Being in Silence

We live in a world of noise and distraction. Via external and internal sources, we are constantly bombarded with an assault on our brains and bodies. It’s akin to watching a Twitter feed of continuous input—bam, bam, bam, steadily providing more things to process. While…
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November 28, 2021

Through the Prism of Our Lenses

Just as light bends through a prism, so does information. Impressions, ideas, and input bend when filtered through the prism of not only our attitudes but also beliefs and behaviors. Growing up in the ’60s, I remember my father watching the news and seeing the…
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