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Category Archives: happiness
Delightful Wisdom
Thanks to Magarete B for this one!
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Letter of Recommendation: ‘The Happy Song’ by Imogen Heap
From Marilyn Webb: Too bad there isn’t a Happy Song for us seniors….. by Mark O’Connell in the New York Times The song I listened to most this past year was ‘‘The Happy Song,’’ by the English singer-songwriter Imogen Heap. … Continue reading
The art of complaining
Comment: My dad, when confined to a wheel chair in a nursing home knew that his situation was far from ideal. He so strongly missed my mom. He got some pastoral help and also benefited from a low dose antidepressant. … Continue reading
Posted in Aging Sites, Essays, happiness
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Pete Carroll Wants to Change Your Life
Ed note: I think it’s fascinating that corporate America (like Microsoft) and major philanthropy (like the Gates Foundation) feel that they have lessons to learn from Pete. Perhaps we all do. Do you notice the absence of negative thinking and … Continue reading
Socializing, pain and depression study
Dealing with pain can be a significant barrier to staying socially active, but there may be other options for socializing beyond in-person contact that can be beneficial for older adults’ well-being. To find out if pain encourages older adults to … Continue reading
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Welcome to a new contributor
Put Barber has come up with the marvelous innovation of a weekly page on this blog which will help our thriving community to be even better informed and sharing neighbors. Please take him up and submit your post for the … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, happiness, In the Neighborhood
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For the Holidays, the Gift of Self-Care
From the NYT: The Buddhist monk Haemin Sunim remembers the moment he discovered the power of self-care. He was a frustrated graduate student when a trusted friend told him the solution was to “be good to yourself first — then … Continue reading
You’re Only as Old as You Feel
Thanks to Put B for sending this from London! From the NYT: Not long ago, Stephanie Heller, a New Jersey realtor, was leaving her gym after a workout when she noticed a woman in the parking lot struggling to bend … Continue reading
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Fall colors in the ODR
Jean Gibbs who heads up the flower group hopes you enjoy the unique arrangements. She also reminds us not to eat the flowers 😃
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The Thin Edge of Dignity – life of one resident in Assisted Living
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Bob Newhart on His Secretly Sick Humor and Turning 90
Ed note: Bob Newhart is still going at 90! He attributes laughter as an assist to aging well and a long happy marriage. He’s still fun to watch! LOS ANGELES in the NYT — Bob Newhart didn’t invent stand-up comedy, … Continue reading
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National Talk in an Elevator Day!
Thanks to Lorraine Woods for this note. It seems to me that the elevator talk a Skyline is a real plus in socialization. Are we a national model? It’s National Talk in an Elevator Day. Why do you need to know … Continue reading
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Staying warm at Crystal Mountain
We had a fun trip to the top of Crystal Mountain but Mt. Rainier never showed its glory that day in the clouds. Nonetheless, we walked, ate, laughed and enjoyed the good company. Thanks Lisa!
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Childrens’s answers to the great questions
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“What almost dying taught me about living”
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Why the community that sings together stays together
Eiluned Pearce is a postdoctoral research associate in experimental psychology at the University of Oxford. She is interested in the evolution of human organisation, and her work has been published in Psychology of Music and Arts & Health, among others. From Aeon: “In Bohemian … Continue reading
Having fun at COSTCO
Thanks to Al MacR for this one
Who was Sparky?
Thanks to Rosemary W for sending the video along From Wikipedia: “Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[3] Schulz grew up in Saint Paul. He was the only child of Carl Schulz, who was born in Germany, and Dena Halverson, who had Norwegian heritage.[4] His uncle called him “Sparky” after the … Continue reading
Brain chemistry and love – from BrainHQ.com
Thanks to Sally S who sent this in. BrainHQ is an online brain-training system that represents the culmination of 30 years of research in neurological science and related medicine. It was designed by an international team of neuroscientists, led by Michael Merzenich—a … Continue reading
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A friendly face at Skyline
Kim’s snowman sent in by Alice and Joe W
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Four Simple Words to Help You Live Well
By Tara Parker-Pope in the New York Times “During nearly 20 years writing about health, I’ve had the opportunity to speak with hundreds of top medical experts about how to live well. What I’ve learned from all of them can be … Continue reading