Commentary
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DON’T NUKE…..CUKE!!!
If you think that today’s 20-something is, “irresponsible” and “doesn’t consider the future,” get this: People over 50, and there are 76 million of us, don’t either. In a recent survey, fully ¾ of us said that we have profound worries about aging. Our top two concerns are, “losing our independence,” and “being a burden”… Read more
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GOTTA HAND IT TO HIM
As I was getting out of the pool today, a little boy sitting on the top step looked me up and down and said matter-of-factly: “You’re squishy!” “Squishy?” I repeated. “Yes, squishy,” he said. Now I may no longer have my 20-something body but I would hardly consider myself squishy. So I plunked myself… Read more
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A WORD TO THE WISE IS NOT SUFFICIENT
The FDA, “responsible for public health,” approved pesticides on crops in the 40’s, birth control pills with life-changing, side effects in the 60’s, and Celebrex in the 90’s, which is now in the middle of a class action suit, and had Frances Kelsey not intervened, Thalidomide would have been approved for pregnant mothers in the… Read more
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THE HARDEST WORD TO SAY
It’s only two letters. You’d think that it would fly right off the tip of your tongue. Nope. It protects you not just from yourself but also from others. It can be your strong defense or a gentle offense. It encourages you when you’re about to give up and discourages you when you want to… Read more
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UP TUMAMOC!!!
Too many of us, old and young, are loathe to get out of our comfort zones. It’s nice feeling cozy in your routine, always knowing what the day will bring. Thing is you can’t grow by sitting still, anymore than a muscle gains strength without use. Any challenge, no matter how small, builds us and… Read more
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BROKEN BUT BLOOMING
I’m a pretty adept gardener but removing mistletoe from Palo Verde trees and pruning huge, spiny branches is not my forte. So, last week I hired a gardening crew for a few hours. When they arrived, I cautioned them to, ‘be careful’ of some of my new plantings. Now granted, most people do not scatter… Read more
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SHADOW BOXING
Last night at an alumni gathering from my college, something became very clear to me: I am NOT ready to be old yet. Don’t get me wrong—I know how old I am. I’m just not ready to act it yet. After being around my contemporaries for several hours, I came home thoroughly depressed. Maybe it… Read more
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IS SHUT EYE THE NEW DAYLIGHT SAVINGS?
I’ve never been a napper. Even as a kid I could not close my eyes during the day for fear of missing something. To me, sleep was tantamount to being dead. In the last 35 years, I recall taking only one nap. I was 8 months pregnant and one afternoon, decided to lie down and… Read more
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DRINK UP!!
Just imagine how delighted I was to read this week that drinking coffee actually lowers your risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and Type 2 Diabetes by 65%. Not only that, it seems that drinking up to four cups of the lovely stuff a day might well be the charm. This information came from… Read more
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ANONYMOUS VALENTINE
This lovely leaf appeared on my doorstep last Valentine’s Day. No tree in our yard had leaves like that, so I pondered its’ arrival. Did the wind blow it smack to the center of the doorstep? Had someone put it there? I picked it up and put it in the kitchen window and all day… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 