Most of what has been written here deals with stimulations and syncopations. An attempt to get us moving, to a new beat, rhythm or step in our daily living. Stepping out of the ruts of our routines can represent a major struggle. Seeing things differently, perceiving life events apart from our usual myopia requires urging [...]

For those who emerged out of the 50s, a sure sign that things are going south is that Playboy will not sponsor an All America Weekend, tied to sports, certainly including football. Simultaneously, Mr. Hefner has a mansion on the market, listed for around $26 million. Sure signs of change are definitely penetrating even the [...]

A book recently published by a friend, “Wake Up, Its Gap Time” provides some good advice for those of us in retirement. Chapter One caught my attention right away. It is “Aging is not optional, but growing old is.” Martha Madden, author, quotes one of my favorite prayers, which she says she found in the [...]

For a while now, it has been a challenge to be optimistic. Most of the tide has been against us. Alas, is it turning? There are some subtle signs. The signs are surely only ripples so far. But there seem to be some indicators that there may be promise ahead. The Dow Jones alone won’t [...]

For those who live in the 48 states affected by Daylight Savings Time, the recent counsel for coping seems to be “Reduce Risk, Take a Nap.” The risk of heart attacks seems to be greater during those periods when sleep habits are affected by “leaping forward” or “falling back.” Cultural changes have influenced and reduced [...]

Careful consideration goes into housing accommodations for seniors. There are several levels to be examined. As long as independent living is a realistic possibility, that is obviously the first choice. Even, with independent living, however, there are considerations having to do with care and keeping of property that may challenge physical ability. So long as [...]

Why do you care? Why do you invest energy and affection in so many people whose lives have become important to your own? Why do you care about their health or their family or their welfare? Why do you care? Is there any payback? Does there need to be? Why do you care? Caring offers [...]

Seeking peace will not bring the seeker to a final destination, unless you count death. Peace is often elusive, particularly if life seems beset with stresses, pain, brokenness and alienation. A worthy pursuit, peace is often interrupted by unknown and unexpected interferences. It is then that the challenge to sustain the pursuit will be all [...]

The discipline of daily writing is not unlike any other routine. It must come first, it must contain some element of inspiration, , it needs to be somewhat timely, or, at least, humorous, informative, inspirational or contain something which pulls the readers’ eyes Finding topic and title or headline which will grab attention is essentially [...]

So far no responses to my plea for responses. That’s okay. You seem to keep coming anyway. It appears there must be something on the table that satisfies your taste. The world won’t come to an end if there is no feedback. This column may, for lack of stimulating ideas for topics, but the world [...]