Alcohol-free January to help mind, body and spirit

IMAGINE WATCHING A BIG FOOTBALL GAME WITHOUT A BEER, TOASTING an achievement without bourbon, warming up by a fire without a peaty single-malt Scotch or winding down from a rough day without a glass of wine.

Making friends in your golden years

AGING AND CHANGE GO HAND IN HAND.Physical changes associated with aging, such as graying hair or reduced muscle mass, may garner the most attention. But personal relationships also can change as people age.As a person ages, interests could change and home base may not be what it once was.

Theological Thoughts: spiritually stale

AXIOM•AN ANTIDOTE TO SPIRITUAL STALENESS IS FRESHNESS IN THE LIFE OF GOD.•Beginning to understand the condition of spiritual staleness.•Turning doubt into joy. Love is patient, love is kind....... For we know in part, and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.

Adaptive clothing hits the marketplace

ADAPTIVE CLOTHING HAS ENTERED STORES TAILORED TOWARD PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND PHYSICAL CHALLENGES.While I was in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, I checked my email.

Optimism, an antidote to comparison

CLINICAL COUNSELOR SAMANTHA STRAUB said, “And above all, explicitly focus on the positive aspects of your lives. Gratitude for our values, strengths and relationships can go a long way to take our minds away from the illusory pursuit of perfection.

27 years, 300-plus articles– using your mind to the hilt

For almost 27 years I have had the privilege and honor of writing the Spiritually Speaking article forIn over 300 articles, I have shared the insights and reflections that have been garnered from an eclectic collection of quotations dealing with the spiritual aspects of life.

Nobody`s perfect

VISITORS OF ALL DOMESTICATED SPECIES OFFER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND HEALING When we view the beauty of a lake or sit outside enjoying a garden or set of puffy clouds in a crisp, blue sky, we get taken aback by the beauty of nature. We feel better, because we are imbedded in creation.

The easy health benefits of curling

IS CURLING LIKE A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH? Maybe. Take the case with Ed and Mary Glowacki. They are in their 41st season in the sport, sliding and sweeping a stone down a sheet of ice; like shuffleboard with action and attitude.Each of them is 70 years old.

Kid-friendly holiday traditions

Families lean into tradition each December, and perhaps children are so much more enthusiastic in participating in holiday customs and traditions, but parents will join in on the fun too! These traditions range from decorating the family Christmas tree to baking cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve.