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Vacations Make Us Happy
Spain is the kind of country I love to visit, where the medieval European feel is a world away from my own life. Cobblestone streets and trailing geraniums enhance the picture while colorful food markets, street performers and alfresco cafes add to the enchantment. The culture is different from what I know and the sights, smells and tastes are like a wakeup call to the senses. Who doesn’t love a vacation? One reader wrote that she’s the youngest of three girls and their time together this summer gave her “just … Continue reading
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Tagged diet, European, exercise, good deeds, gratitude, happiness, positive attitude, quality of life, Spain, support system, vacations
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2012 Graduates: Moving Home
This year over 1.75 million students will walk across the stage to pick up a diploma. College seniors everywhere are anticipating graduation and their parents are thinking about words of wisdom to impart. With the scarcity of jobs and school loans due, it may be harder than ever for these kidults to engage in adult roles. If your brand new graduates are about to boomerang back home, here’s some practical insight to share: Face uncertainty with a positive attitude. You can’t change the slow economic recovery but you can have control … Continue reading
Sandwiched Boomer, Nurture Yourself
These are tough times, especially if you’re a card carrying member of the sandwich generation. If you’re facing the challenges of parents growing older and kids growing up, don’t forget to nurture you. Because if you’re run down, who will care for your family? For a moment, enjoy this photo of the sunset on a Costa Rican beach. And tonight, take the time to relax and appreciate the sunset right outside your door. Whether you’re hit in the face with a crisis, adjusting to changes in your identity or making … Continue reading
Develop Your Personal Health Plan
The Association of American Medical Colleges reported last week that the shortage of physicians is expected to worsen due to the U.S. healthcare reform plan that became law last spring. Their Center for Workforce Studies released a projection that shortages will be 50% worse than estimated earlier. Rather than lacking 39,600 doctors by 2015, the United States will actually be short 63,000 physicians, given the extra patients entering the system. With fewer doctors available, you will need to make some changes in the way you take care of yourself. Now … Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, change, doctor, gratitude, inertia, insurance, national health plan, physician, positive attitude, Sandwiched Boomers, video
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