• We Can All Be Philanthropists

    When I was young, I thought a philanthropist was someone who lived in a massive home and had “bags of mon ...

    When I was young, I thought a philanthropist was someone who lived in a massive home and had “bags of money” that he or she doled out to have a hospital wing named after him or her. I have learned, ho ...

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  • If I Could Save Time in a Bottle

    “If I could save time in a bottle… If I could make days last forever If words could make wishes come true ...

    “If I could save time in a bottle… If I could make days last forever If words could make wishes come true I'd save every day like a treasure and then…” As we move once again through the last month of ...

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  • Any Physical Activity is Good for the Heart

    There’s good news for those who hate to exercise or can’t find the time: any kind of activity – housework ...

    There’s good news for those who hate to exercise or can’t find the time: any kind of activity – housework included – can offer health benefits. But there’s a catch: you must move as often as you can! ...

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  • A Way to Give

    Kindness is like a garden of blessings. In these days of chaos, we often think “what can I do to help?” H ...

    Kindness is like a garden of blessings. In these days of chaos, we often think “what can I do to help?” How do we translate our generous spirit into action? The answer: volunteering. Whatever your ski ...

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  • Living Apart Together

    When Annie met Richard two years ago while cycling on the Lochside Trail, she hoped she had found a cycli ...

    When Annie met Richard two years ago while cycling on the Lochside Trail, she hoped she had found a cycling buddy and maybe a new friend. In the late afternoon of their lives, neither of them had anti ...

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  • Overcome Excuses for Inactivity

    Everyone knows we should be physically active, yet many of us are not. We resort to a list of “reasons” f ...

    Everyone knows we should be physically active, yet many of us are not. We resort to a list of “reasons” for being inactive. Sadly, most of these “reasons” are invalid excuses and many are easily overc ...

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  • Charge Your Emotional Battery

    Today we make more decisions in 10 minutes, consciously or subconsciously, than our grandparents probably ...

    Today we make more decisions in 10 minutes, consciously or subconsciously, than our grandparents probably made in a day. My grandfather would take half a day to drive the horse-drawn wagon to town. On ...

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  • Why Give?

    When disaster strikes in the global community and need is imminent, digging deep to help those in peril c ...

    When disaster strikes in the global community and need is imminent, digging deep to help those in peril comes naturally for most. But when the need is ongoing, it takes a little more commitment and pl ...

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