The 1st Rule of Aging well – Avoid the Landmines That first rule is actually not mine. I saw it years ago somewhere, but it always puts prevention in perspective for me. I think of it as being Mindful to Avoid the Landmines. We hear so much about what to eat, drugs to take, exercise … Read more
Does this sound somewhat familiar? You enter a doctor’s office for the first time; you look around awkwardly. You are handed a clipboard with numerous forms on it (unless you were instructed to fill them out electronically from home). There could be a big bad surprise in that pile of……………..forms. Typically, people don’t LIKE going … Read more
A party-neutral exploration. Under the ‘live and learn’ category, I had a recent eye-opening discovery myself. While it was something I had HEARD before, I never quite put the historical 2 + 2 together. Humorous too that it was in the political realm, to which I pay quite a bit of attention. A couple weeks … Read more
I have a close friend who hates the word ‘happy’ and rather detests being asked if she is happy. “It’s like a trick question” she once told me. Yet, I know another man who adamantly insists that no matter what his mood changes are, he KNOWS that ‘happiness’ is the same as contentment (pure and … Read more
A post for April 15th (tax day) has to have some reward attached. This one is special, containing an idea with both pleasure and benefit. Before moving to Oregon we had a spa (hot tub). It was relaxing and very little trouble – mainly because we didn’t own it and it wasn’t our responsibility. Along … Read more
What you can do to mitigate damage Partially I am writing as penance for the pie-plug on my last post about Pi(e). So here goes. I am obligated to take continuing education credits, and I recently took a course on ‘Reversing Diabetes’ and the different types – 1,1.5, 2 and 3. “Really” you may wonder … Read more