Archive for Personal Growth

  • Dealing with Loss

    By Mary Huebbe Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village As winter days seem longer and longer and our weather gets colder, it leaves some of us feeling lonely and depressed. It gives us time to reflect on the things we’ve lost and feel the empty hole that we had hidden away for a while. I kn...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER: A New Year... Another Chance to Get It Right PUBLISHER’S CORNER: A New Year… Another Chance to Get It Right

    By Dan Adams Every year we have an opportunity to reflect about the previous one and to set goals for the next. I like what Oprah Winfrey said, "Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right." I believe Oprah is spot on, and I believe anyone can get it right year after year. ...

  • My New Year’s Blessing My New Year’s Blessing

    By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Dear Lord, So far this year I’ve done well! I haven’t gossiped; I haven’t lost my temper; I haven’t been greedy, grumpy, selfish, or overindulgent. I’m very thankful for that. But in a few minutes, Lord, I’m going to get out of bed, and from then...

  • Good Grief, Charlie Brown! Good Grief, Charlie Brown!

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Former President Gerald R. Ford was known to have said that he knew he was getting better at golf because he was hitting fewer spectators. Charlie Brown, the shy but affable character created decades ago by the late cartoonist Charles S...

  • Simplify Your Life by De-Cluttering

    Information from University of Illinois Extension Do any of these statements sound familiar? • I'm afraid I'll need something right after I get rid of it. • I can't get rid of this because it's special. • I can never find anything after I put it away. • I want le...

  • The Empty Chair The Empty Chair

    By Mary Schricker Gemberling The following is an excerpt from my book, A Labor of Love; My Personal Journey through the World of Caregiving. Many of you may be taking the final steps with a loved one or experiencing your first holiday season without them. It is my hope that by sharing this perso...

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston Holiday time is “Way Back” time, to me. Memories for 50+ers of our parents, brothers and sisters, and grandparents. We think way back to the times things were simple and we were happy: memories we can capture most of the time. I am about to reintroduce you to the recentl...

  • The Hush Before Winter The Hush Before Winter

    By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Autumn, the year’s last loveliest smile” William Cullen Bryant Although the October days were still warm, and the nights had just a hint of autumn coolness, it was time for our annual fall leaf trip. Thi...

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