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You Cannot Change The Inevitable The only thing you can do is examine your attitude. Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to

Are You a Happy Person? If yes, you are a happy person, thank your friends and family members. Research scientists have revealed that there are some qualities happy people have

Byzantine Christmas When I was growing up, our family celebrated two Christmases each year: one on December 25 and the other on January 7, which is Greek/Byzantine Christmas. See my

Magic Words Make Life Better November is the month when winter gets serious, delighting skiers and little kids. It’s the time to put the thick, grooved, grab-the-road tires on my

You Can’t Live Without It Without what? Water! You can’t survive for more than three days without water. And when you drink a sufficient amount of pure water every day

KALL 911! It’s not always obvious that someone has suffered a stroke but knowing how to detect a stroke and getting help immediately can prevent death or disabling damage. Earlier

Is your life delightful? Do you enjoy getting out of bed in the morning? Yes? Aha! It must be because you have some aspects of deep creativity you’re expressing. If

At 85,I vividly remember that day It’s a Saturday afternoon in July 1986. I’m at home in High Bridge, New Jersey and it’s hot. Hot and sticky—and the lazy fan

A Most Unusual Wedding June is wedding month, so in this issue, I’m sharing childhood memories of our family weddings. I really enjoyed those celebrations—and there were many! My mother

The Greatest Fear of Getting Older What is it we fear most about aging? It’s not wrinkles or sagging skin, not loneliness, not joint aches and pains—it’s loss of cognition

I can’t pronounce it but I sure can remember it. On Easter Sunday we usually greet someone by saying: Happy Easter! And the person usually responds: Happy Easter! Well, when

Try a Little Tenderness Are you your biggest critic? I sometimes am—I’m always looking for perfection. But I have a trick up my sleeve for changing my perspective: I try

My number one goal for 2022 is to not die. I love my life and since it’s already February, that gives me eleven months of chances to stay healthy and

I’ll never forget the first time I heard my mother say to my father, “Nick, I’m in love with another man.” Mom was sitting on the glider on our front

Christmas Traditions at My House Many of us have holiday traditions that have been passed down for generations. I love how we can also incorporate new traditions to add to

“If you think you’re enlightened, go spend a week with your family.” —Ram Dass Believe me—Ram Dass, spiritual teacher and author of Be Here Now—knew what he was talking about

If there’s no cancer in your family, should you get a mammogram? “Just a waste of my time,” I remember thinking while waiting my turn for a mammogram at the

We are NOT pre-programmed to deteriorate as we age Science is now revealing new, exciting details about our bodies and our minds—about how our bodies change and why. Scientists and

Live fast—die old! Society tells us: you grow up and get a job, you buy stuff, and then you die. No! It doesn’t need to be that way. What’s missing

“Oops. I’m having a senior moment.” I hear it all the time. A friend is telling me something, and before she finishes, there’s a pause. She might clear her throat