Archive for Personal Growth
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The Psychology of Letting Go: Helping Seniors Declutter with Compassion
By Korinne Masse Perfectly Organized As people age, the idea of downsizing can bring more than just logistical challenges—it often stirs deep emotional currents tied to memory, identity, and loss. For many seniors, the belongings in their homes represent decades of lived experiences, cherished m...
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The Color Green
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Nature always wears the color of the spirit” ... Ralph Waldo Emerson What a beautiful 70 degree summer morning! As I sit here enjoying my coffee on the screen porch, I watch the birds flitter around the feeders and marvel at the blooming bushe...
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Calendar of Events | JUNE 2025
If you have an upcoming event that you would like published, please 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 Group...
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June – Roses and Pearls
By Eloise Graham Editor-in-Chief The flower for June is the rose. The rose and the shrub are of the Rosa genus. Their colors range from deep red to the palest of pink, orange hues to yellows to white. A lavender rose has even been cultivated. Early civilizations of temperate zones were believed t...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
June Is Fabulous with a Capital “F” By Eloise Graham F is for Family Reunions. They are prevalent in June. Many families plan a family reunion on Memorial Day Weekend. Often, this will extend over into the first part of June. School is out and perhaps the organized summer activities have not y...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Fragrances Fragrances ride the breeze, Jasmine airily vogues a tease, And just for you pure patchouli, Lavender and lily-of-the valley! Fragrances waft through the air, Sending scents to you so very fair! Inha...
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Your Advocacy Connection
We Solve Long-Term Care Problems Happy Spring By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate Spring is here. When I was growing up we celebrated May Day by making little craft paper baskets and filling them with wild flowers and delivering them to neighbors. It was a great excu...
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Mother’s Wise Words
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” ... Rudyard Kipling My mom and dad were married 50+ years and enjoyed a wonderful retirement in my childhood home in Missouri and their condo in Florida....
