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OMG what a concept!  As we age we know logically that we are moving in the wrong direction on the longevity scale - but one week!  I got this idea from Dr. Ben Kim’s blog where participants weighed in on what they would do if they knew they were going to die peacefully in one [...]

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I have been blessed to have not one but two terrific Mother-in-Laws and now I am a Mother-in-Law myself.  The first one was Simone Dubois Lajoie.  She was born in 1909 and was a very sickly baby.  She was so weak the priest gave her last rites because they were sure she wouldn’t survive; but [...]

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This is dedicated to all the parents of grown children who lie awake at night worrying about them. My quest for happiness has brought me to perhaps my biggest hurdle. How to stop worrying!  I worry incessantly about my family and friend’s health and happiness, mostly their health and what would happen to me if [...]

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Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” - Eckhart Tolle
Space No.1. When my Mum died I was in the throes of the teenage selfish years.  This was a pivotal moment in my life.  I’ve said I went [...]

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1.       The stone………….after it’s thrown.  Throughout the history of man there has been war.  Most participants believe in what they are fighting for, and some are just doing what they’re told or trying to survive.  We are a warring people.  Why can’t we just live and let live.  You have your religion and I’ll have [...]

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Honestly I don’t have a bucket list or a list of things to do before I kick the bucket.  You would be disappointed to know how ordinary things please me.  Maybe that’s why I’m such a happy person.  I’m happy with what I have rather than wanting things I don’t have.  Sounds rather dull as [...]

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Last year I started to learn Tai Chi.  It was part of my program to improve my health and reduce my stress.  It was something new and I was able to convince my husband who is exercise resistant to join me.  I have never done any type of martial art activity and I was very [...]

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This is the time of that many of us rewind the year and think about what went well and what didn’t.   I’ll admit that I do the same.  At Christmas, being a mother and a wife, I run around trying to make Christmas as joyful as possible for everyone.   This year it included more travelling [...]

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I would like to share a story about a woman who was a very dear friend of mine.  Her name was Margaret Fulton but we called her Peggy or Peg.  She died at home last night at the age of 83.  She was my first badminton coach and probably the best friend I’ve ever had.  [...]

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