How long would you like to live? Hmm. You may be thinking, “I would like to live to see my grandkids get married and maybe even meet my great-grandkids.” Or “My body hurts so much today, I’m ready to cash in the chips.” Valter Longo, PhD is director of the Longevity Institute at the University…
DetailsMaybe a getter question is, how old is old? And if you are old (whatever that is) what would you be doing? Would you be waiting around to die or would you be a green and growing human? The following is a story told by a gentlemen named Walt Jones at 110 years of age…
DetailsA candle-lit dinner is arranged at the dimly lit restaurant, you have the ring in your pocket, and now . . . . you pop the question. It all went perfectly and now you can get married. Wait just a minute though. It is not quite that simple. Getting an affirmative answer to your well-worded…
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You may think this a strange question. But I would really be curious to know. You see laughter is so easily lost. I mean, life is serious stuff – there are wars and rumors of wars (hmm), hurricanes, wildfires, political divide, and the list goes on and on. You might think, “What is there to…
DetailsLast week we began a look at some thoughts in light of the new movie, Fifty Shades of Grey, and writings on the subject by Hailey Smith. (If you missed it, you might want to go to the website and read it – https://www.ifitherapy.com/blog/). We left off with, “We as ladies are living a double…
DetailsIt has been interesting to read all of the hype, hear about various interviews, and overhear conversations between people about the movie (based upon the book), Fifty Shades of Grey. While I am not in the habit of giving this space over to others, for this week and next week I want to condense and…
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We have, once again made it through the holidays. Maybe it was a wonderful time as you ate Aunt Winnell’s famous apple pie, or you hung out with your cousins playing football in the mud, or whatever traditions you may have had. On the other hand it may have been stressful because you violated rules…
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So, you had a fight with your spouse yesterday. It was a silly fight, in many respects. You found yourself actually arguing over how to load the dishwasher. While not uncommon, you somehow managed to use words that, not only made their way seem inferior, you attacked their character and implied that, as a person,…
DetailsGoals, resolutions, objectives, – we may call them by various names, but at one time or another, we have all set goals. Goals to start exercising more, to get that promotion, or to finally write that novel that has been buried inside for far too long. Many set goals but unfortunately it is a far…
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As you think about this, you may wonder, “Which relationships are you talking about?” To which I would say, “Any and all,” especially those that are most significant. A friend of mine recently helped his brother move to the middle of nowhere. His brother doesn’t want to engage with people and just wants to be…
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