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What frightens you this halloween?
Kids love to be scary, and be scared, on Halloween. Dressing up as witches, monsters and ghosts; helping to decorate the front of the house with spider webs; fashioning odd grimaces on pumpkins – all of these allow them to manage their levels of fear. When you are the one in charge of creating the spooky environment, it doesn’t seem so bad after all and when you can control it, you have a feeling of power and satisfaction. Maybe that’s why Americans spend so much money on Halloween, second only … Continue reading
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Tagged aging parents, anxiety, coping, family, fears, frighten, Halloween, information, kids, money, resources, scary, strengths, stress
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Caution, Curves Ahead
Last week, I was driving down one of the canyons in Los Angeles, quickly moving the steering wheel left and right as the road twisted and turned. It was like playing an arcade game, trying to keep your car on the virtual road, going as fast as you can. In those videos, the sharp curves keep switching and obstacles suddenly appear, causing you to crash and burn if you’re not reacting fast enough. It may be fun to play on a screen but what about when life itself mirrors this … Continue reading
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Tagged aging parents, challenge, control, emotions, Financial storm, growing children, guilt, illusion, life, obstacle, resources, Sandwiched Boomer, strategies, stress
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Making Changes on Days of Celebration
With Tax Day over, this week is a time for family celebrations – Passover for some, Easter for others, and Earth Day for everyone. Earth Day is celebrated this Friday, April 22, as a means of teaching about and appreciating the Earth’s environment. In the wake of these tornadoes, seismic activities, tsunamis and radiation leaks this spring, we all are struck by the realization that changes in the Earth can come in many ways. They can be gradual or sudden and violent. They can come from the forces of nature … Continue reading
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Tagged celebration, change, control, earth day, Easter, family, Passover, resources, Sandwiched Boomers, Tax Day
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