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FACING OUR SHADOW AS A NATION AND AS INDIVIDUALS
(I wrote this piece two years ago after the election. I’ve slightly modified it to bring it up to date, but the message remains very much the same today.) My first vote in…
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Making The Lives Of Your Family Members Better
Looking after a family is not easy. Working together to make each other’s lives easier is something we all try to do. It’s not just about easing day-to-day burdens, however, but taking care…
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TAKING CARE OF YOUR FAMILY – FROM YOUNGEST TO OLDEST
We don’t like to think about things like death, illness or accidents, but we do want to make sure that our family has everything it needs should anything happen. With each passing year…
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What Can We Do To Ensure Our Children Don’t Have The Stress Of Looking After Us When We’re Old?
Right now the so-called sandwich generation — middle-aged parents of children who are the children of baby boomers — are struggling to care for their own kids while also looking after their aging…
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MEMORABLE WEDDING MOMENTS – Life’s Big & Little Ups and Downs
Wedding of number two son has come and gone. Like all other big events in my children’s lives, there is a first and a last. Ups and downs. Joys and sorrows. Just like…
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Warning Signs of Mental Illness in Older Adults (And What You Can Do About It)
Mental illness is becoming increasingly common in older adults. Fifteen percent of those over the age of 60 suffer from some kind of mental disorder. Often, however, the symptoms are mistaken as a…
