Archive for Personal Growth
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Meeting Your Soul Mate
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “A soulmate is someone to whom we feel profoundly connected, as though the communicating and communing that take place between us were not the product of intentional efforts, but rather a divine grace.” ……Thomas Moore February is the month we let a furry roden...
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Upcoming Caregiver Conference
By Sheila Mooney Community Relations Director Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging You are a caregiver if you… Take your mother to the doctor Grocery shop for your neighbor Help pay bills for a senior Wash laundry for your father Help raise you...
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Calendar of Events | January 2019
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Open AA Meeting – There are ongoing open meetings every Friday, Saturday or Sunday evening at 7 pm. Location: 1706 Brady Street, Suite 105, Davenport. For more information contact Illowa Intergroup 24 hour (309) 764-1016 or visit www.aaquadcities.org Qua...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston Do we carry over things into the new year? Of course! Holiday bills plus good memories. This column might (may) carry over the year 2018 on checks and other documents. So it is with us. Do you recall those cute poems in the December column? The one by Dorothy Aldis that began “I ...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones The Taylorville Tornadoes Insider information: The Editors at 50+ Lifestyles have asked your pal, confidant and erstwhile correspondent to step outside his normal comfort zone and provide something serious to commemorate the launch of 2019. Normally (if even a variation of the word...
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Surrounded by Friends
Information from Friendship Manor In the 14 years that Myrtie has lived at Friendship Manor, she’s made many friends. Her secret? Just visit with everybody! Myrtie served on Friendship Manor’s welcome committee for many years and would lead by example and encourage residents to talk with ever...
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The Wisdom of Age
No matter your age, may you feel the wisdom of the words below... By Mary Schricker Gemberling As 2018 draws to a close it’s that time again to reflect on what was and think about what’s to come. With age comes the wisdom to see the blessings in one’s life. I often think about the old saying...
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Friends of CASI Annual Campaign
By Laura L. Kopp, MS CASI President/CEO “There are big ships and small ships. But the best ship of all is friendship.” - Author Unknown For the Center for Active Seniors, Inc. (CASI) our “Friend-ships” are the ves...
