Archive for Personal Growth
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Your Advocacy Connection
By Kathy Nitz GolderCare Solutions Getting Your Ducks in Order Getting your “ducks in a row” or getting your “ducks in order” are fairly common phrases that can apply to almost any aspect of life. It can be used when coaching kids, when planning a vacation, when starting any project or ...
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And the Cycle Continues
By Mary Schricker Gemberling My first recollection of Florida was as a child of nine or ten traveling with my sister in the back of the family station wagon. In the days before seat belts, we would while away the hours reading or playing games on the large mattress in the back of the car. We exci...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Winter Looks to Spring Leaves Leaves no longer whisper. Winter cut them down to Rot, their soft solace gone. Through snow, ice, cold, And harsh routine, we look Forward to their return, Trees leafing...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham Looking Forward into the Future While Reminiscing of the Past. The month of January is named for the Roman god Janus. It is said he could see forward into the future while looking at the past. So we, too, must keep moving forward embracing the future while nostalgically remember...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. The Fish That Swam Away The heat, so cruel, so torrid, Tortured us last summer, Slathered us in unrelenting Sweat. It was a summer to Forget. The lake at our cabin Glared silver in the...
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Your Advocacy Connection
By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Pollyanna Looking for a Covid Silver Lining The year 2020 was a challenge for even the most optimistic person. As COVID-19 dragged on month after month with social distancing, mask-wearing, and limits on group sizes, pessimism built. Even with the new...
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Calendar of Events – January 2021
If you have an upcoming event that you would like published mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809 Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month you want activity listed. Support Groups and In...
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Embody the Spirit of the Holidays
By Mike Mathews Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging The holiday season is here. Regardless of whatever one’s celebration traditions may be, this is typically viewed as a time of cheer, joy, and comfort in family and friends. While gatherings may take on a different look in 2020, the support of lo...
