“One of the secrets of life is to make stepping-stones out of stumbling blocks.” –Jack Penn
The Wisdom of Bugs Bunny: How Carrots Can Help Women’s Hormone Challenges
“No disease that can be treated by diet should be treated with any other means.” ― Maimonides Over my blogging years, I have often mentioned health updates by Dr. David Williams. Especially when he has something of interest for women going through menopause or hormonal transitions. In this month’s newsletter, Alternatives, Volume 20, No. 1, January 2017, he writes… Read More
Aging Schmaging’s January Ambush Model of the month…ME? When The Ambusher Becomes The Ambushed
“From the heart it has come, to the heart it shall go.” —Beethoven’s inscription on his Mass It’s our thing. Our routine. On most Sundays, after church service, my husband and I have lunch at the New China Buffet in Forest Lake. It feels as though we’re eating with family—minus the sibling quarrels and parental guilt trips. It’s the… Read More
Focused On Life: When A Great Photographer Develops Laughter
“Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.” — Diane Arbus Mary is a quiet woman. The first time I met her, I knew I wanted to be friends, but she barely made eye contact. We sat somewhat uncomfortably in the dimly lit back row of the photography club meeting. However, it took… Read More
Fortune Cookie Wisdom: Focused On Me?
Yes, forgetting can be a curse, especially as we age. But forgetting is also one of the more important things healthy brains do, almost as important as remembering. Think how quickly the sheer volume and multiplicity of sensory information we receive every waking minute would overwhelm our consciousness if we couldn’t quickly forget a great deal more of it… Read More
Agingschmaging: What Are Your Thoughts On Growing Older?
The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball. ~Doug Larso The table was decorated for Christmas. You know, the kind of holiday embelishments created for easy clean up when people are milling, eating, drinking and spilling? There was a green plastic tablecloth, a gingerbread man encased… Read More
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