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Category Archives: happiness
The Seattle Freeze – did you experience this?
Is it true? Are we unfriendly to newcomers in Seattle? There is a history of this over the past 100 years! I think that Skyline and other CCRCs have done well in bucking that trend. Check out Knute Berger’s video … Continue reading
Life is to be enjoyed
Thanks to Yvonne P.
These amazing people
Thanks Sybil-Ann! These people are amazing. A GREAT MESSAGE
Posted in Advocacy, Aging Sites, happiness, Health
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Five Great Things Biden Has Already Done
by David Brooks in the NYT Many of our best presidents have been underestimated. Truman was seen as the tool of a corrupt political machine. Eisenhower was supposedly a bumbling middlebrow. Grant was thought a taciturn simpleton. Even F.D.R. was … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Essays, Government, happiness, Philosophy, Politics, Race, Safety, Social justice
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Coping amid disaster: How we can mentally prepare for a pandemic winter
From KUOW by Kim Malcolm and John O’Brien This week marks six months since Washingtonians were directed to the stay at home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The changes have affected all of us. Dr. Kira Mauseth is a practicing clinical … Continue reading
STARS for tots
Thanks to Gordon G. Bringing smiles and memories.
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Free workshop on building resilience
From my daughter’s friend I hope this finds you well! I’m writing to invite you to participate in a free virtual workshop series I’m launching in October, called Building Resilience for Life. Has it felt hard to hold all … Continue reading
The Benefits of Talking to Strangers
By Jane E. Brody in the New York Times. Thanks to Put B. for finding this. I’m a lifelong extrovert who readily establishes and relishes casual contacts with people I encounter during daily life: while walking my dog, shopping for groceries, … Continue reading
What would it be like to hear for the first time?
Thanks to Gordon G!
A gift of Spring – on our deck
We were delighted today to find 4 eggs from the happy finches nesting in this fir tree on our deck. New life highlights the joy of the season.
Posted in Animals, happiness
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Need some smiles?
Smiles and love – click here. From Donna D
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Skyline’s virtual walk in the land down under begins Monday!
Please consider participating in our walk in Australia. Starting this Monday, February 3rd we will celebrate this amazing country (as well as empathize with their current extreme hardships). During February there will be Australian movies, music, food and even wine … Continue reading
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When Life Throws You Curveballs, Embrace the ‘New Normal’
By Jane E. Brody in the NYT, thanks to Donna D for finding this Just when I needed it most, I learned a valuable life lesson from Lynda Wolters, who has a cancer that is currently incurable, diagnosed just after her … Continue reading
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
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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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