Archive for Personal Growth
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston One of the things that stays with me, so far, is the arithmetic I learned in primary school. Add, subtract, multiply and divide. Fractions came later, percent came later than that, as I recall. This column on poetry and some other things begins its eighth year. That amounts to 84...
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In and Out of the Quad Cities – What We Learned
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall What We Learned Learning is a critical component of life. Lifestyle gurus tell us; folks with a plan for continuous intellectual growth occupy the ranks of the happiest and healthiest folks on the planet. Furthermore, those who share this psychological...
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Celebrate Your Love With A Special Romantic Valentine’s Day
By Melanie Pracas Valentine’s Day is the time to celebrate your love for someone. To make it really special and have a romantic Valentine’s Day, you will need to think about what you want to do and plan ahead. There are lots of ways to have a romantic Valentine’s Day and make it special for...
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February is for Sweethearts
By Karen McCoy Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village The month of February is for Sweethearts. This leads me to share a Sweetheart Story from a couple at Ridgecrest Village Retirement Community. The Sweetest Smile By Jack Hebblin “Helen has the sweetest smile. Even though she ha...
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Have you made your resolutions for the New Year?
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Most people, it seems, resolve to do something new or different or better as the calendar flips over to January. And it’s a pretty well-established fact that most resolutions, for one reason or another, aren’t kept throughout the year. ...
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New Year – Benefit from Volunteering
By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village A quick look at Wikipedia.org offers a definition, “Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity, intended to promote good or improve human quality of life. People also volunteer for their own skill development, to mee...
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Happy New Year 2012
By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care It’s a New Year and a time when many of us make New Year’s resolutions to do something we haven’t been able to do in the past. It’s an election year, and for me, I get so tired of all the political commercials with the politicians ma...
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Top 10 Ways to Ensure New Year’s Resolution Success
By Amy Ahlers Did you know that fewer than 10 percent of people who set New Year’s Resolutions actually achieve them? How can you ensure YOUR success? Try using the Top 10 Tips below. 1. Write Them Down. It's a fact: writing down your goals gives you a higher chance of success. 2. Co...
