Inspiration
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TO KNOW, OR NOT TO KNOW; THAT IS THE ANSWER
45 years ago, an American Airlines stewardess at La Guardia airport, ushered me on to a departing, cross-country flight for which I had no reservation, no ticket and no money. She did not follow the rules or protocol despite the fact that I was clearly a minor. Instead, she ran back into the plane, alerted… Read more
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HAPPY ‘OLD’ YEAR
Well, now that the super rich are going to keep the rest of us from falling off the fiscal cliff, consider this: our elderly are going back into the workplace faster than you can shake a cane. Today alone, I was helped by more gray hairs than young folk. Walking into the supermarket, the stock… Read more
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HELEN HUDSON HERE: DOG OR GOD
I have tried hard to encourage my kids to use good judgment. As teenagers, they still wrestle the difference between doing the right thing or going with the crowd. And while this inner battle may peak in the teen years, I still see its’ vestiges amongst my senior friends. One, in her 80’s still dyes… Read more
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HELP! I’VE FORGOTTEN MY PASSWORD AND CAN’T GET IN!
Honestly, if I have to create one more user ID or come up with one more stupid password that involves a capital letter, a number and 3 naked elves I’m gonna scream. (Never mind. I just did). Took me 10 minutes searching through my 11 pages of passwords to find what I was looking for… Read more
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VERY THANKFUL
Everybody has a hard luck story. At my age, I don’t even pause to hear most of them anymore. I hang up mid-sentence on telephone salesmen, ignore the homeless waving at my windshield and no longer drop bills in the boxes of those who’s signs say: “Lost My Job.” I’ve just seen too many of… Read more
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BE HERE NOW
It’s funny how the sheer passage of time changes your outlook. 40 years ago I was driven, ambitious and had the energy to scale miles of New York City sidewalks in high heels, no less. Now, a good cup of coffee in my recliner with the dog in my lap as I read the morning… Read more
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GET WITH IT!!!
Well, while the rest of you wait to see who will be the next President, I am standing in line at Verizon. A tiny, white-haired woman in front of me is barking commands to the young man at the service desk. “No, I want the 4 “S” she hisses. “I’m upgrading from my iPhone. I… Read more
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DON’T WORRY
Do you know that they’ve done studies which PROVE over 90% of what we worry about NEVER happens! I’ve even READ the studies, so I ask you, why did I wake up at 5 AM this morning worried about my teenagers? Because I figure, MY worries are in that 10%. Go figure. Now, I admit,… Read more
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HELEN HUDSON HERE: GET REAL
Remember the days when you had to get your courage up to tell that special person how you felt? Or had to break off a relationship in PERSON? Not anymore. Now you just type what’s on your mind, click “SEND,” and you never even have to look them in the eye. Communication these days is… Read more
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HELEN HUDSON HERE: REFUSE TO LOSE
One of the women runners competing at the Olympic Trials told a reporter last week, “I refuse to lose.” And while she did not win that particular race, she did indeed earn a spot at the Olympics. However, had she not made the trials at all, you knew from the determination in her face that… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 