Mary Lloyd
Rekindling Lost Loves
Nope. I’m not talking about rekindling old romances. It is rather heady to reconnect with your high school sweetheart or your first crush. But there are other loves that pack as hefty a punch at this stage that have nothing to do with “boy meets girl” or “girl meets boy.” The magic I’m looking at here is the delight of coming back to things you used to love to do but lost track of. Yes, we evolve; some of what we spent the bulk of our time on no produces a glimmer of excitement. Listening to Beatles songs and swooning over that George Harrison poster don’t ring your … Read more
Joyce Shafer
The Words You Speak Become the House You Live In
This article title comes from a poster shared on a social site; the words are a timeless truth. Maybe it’s time to put them into practice by deepening our understanding of what they mean for us individually AND globally. When I’d initially decided what I wanted to write about this week, I’d planned to include a paragraph from Lynne Twist’s book, The Soul of Money, because of its relevance to the scarcity mindset so many around the world practice in daily life. Then the Boston Marathon event happened on April 15, which inspired me to alter my intended topic. Twist’s words I wanted … Read more
Matthew Rappaport
Benefits of Working with an Estate Planning Attorney
by Matthew Rappaport, J.D., LL.M Clients of an advanced age have quite a bit on their plate these days, but one major point of emphasis for those clients that often goes overlooked is estate and elder law planning. The unintended consequences of overlooking these planning opportunities may bring about unforeseen expenses and create unnecessary family discord. The worst part about all of this is that these nasty side effects will occur after a client passes away, so he or she will not even be around to correct the resulting problems. What are the worst consequences of failure to plan … Read more
Michael E. Platt, M.D.
“Curing Cancer With Statistics”
Is "curing cancer with statistics" an accurate way to cite numbers of cures? I was listening to an ad on television paid for by the American Cancer Society (ACS). In an obvious attempt to solicit funds and give viewers the idea that the ACS is actually doing something, they announced that 50% of people with cancer have been cured. Please keep in mind that the ACS supports traditional medicine, and is against alternative approaches to treating cancer. So how can treatments that involve chemotherapy or radiation therapy that kill all types of cells indiscriminately, be actually curing … Read more
John Paul Ouvrier
Do your Daily Wizards! Get in Shape Before you Get Up!
The best things you can do before officially getting out of bed! I’d like to share with you something that can make your life easier and keep you moving properly for many years to come: Your Daily Wizards. The Daily Wizards are a simple series of movements that we can do before we get out bed in the morning. This way our body is awake and aware of what it needs to do because we told it what to do before we started our day. If we look at young children, we see that they just don’t bounce out of bed right away; they go through a series of movements before they get up. Cats and … Read more
Lura Zerick
Relationships
Any and every relationship requires activity from at least two people in order to be ongoing and successful. These can include personal relationships, as marriage, friendships or kinfolk. In our business ventures, nothing will succeed unless all involved do their part. It is called ‘working together’ and is necessary. Many marriages fail because of lack of communication. One or both mates refuse or don’t know how to discuss a problem. Some can’t talk about a problem without anger. Some just refuse a ‘need to talk’ at any time by stating ‘there is nothing to discuss.’ … Read more
Henry Montag
How To Successfully Handle Retirement Financial Issues
While retirement brings a lot of free and leisure time for today's retirees, several important financial issues must be addressed in order to make sure that retirement years truly turn into golden years. One of the most flagrant mistakes made by many retirees when selecting a retirement option from their company's 401, is to accept the limitations of their employer’s retirement options rather than rolling their assets into their own 401and independently shopping the marketplace for a higher more competitive payout. Years before retirement it should be understood … Read more
Links to Help You Feel and Live Better
FDA Looking At Your Facebook Page . . . Temporary Tattoo Risk . . . And More
Be careful what you 'like'... The FDA is looking at your Facebook page Two recent warning letters from the FDA should serve as a reminder to supplement makers that the agency is scrutinizing their activities on Facebook and Twitter just as carefully as it is looking at their corporate websites, say attorneys. Temporary Tattoos May Put You at Risk . . . "just because a tattoo is temporary it doesn't mean that it is risk free," says Linda Katz, M.D., M.P.H., director of FDA's Office of Cosmetics and Colors. Some consumers report reactions that may be severe and long outlast the temporary … Read more
Barbara Morris
In Search of Looking “Hot”
While taking a short cut through Penney’s at the mall I spotted a rack of Levi 512 boot cut jeans, with a sign that promised they would make me look skinny. “Gloryoski”, I thought to myself. “Can it be true?” I have yet to see an older woman who looks skinny, or even attractive in jeans. Before anyone starts to jump up and down and scream how wrong I am – it’s just my opinion. (Girlfriends, let's be tolerant of each others' foibles) I could be wrong. (But probably not.) Here’s what happened. They were on sale so I decided to give them a test-drive to see if … Read more
