Enriching Our Life

Citizen Advisory Group

Citizen Advisory Group

Important birthdays over 50

MOST CHILDREN STOP being “and-a- half” somewhere around age 12. Kids add “and-a-half” to make sure everyone knows they’re closer to the next age than the last.When you are older, “and-a-half” birthdays start making a comeback.
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A WALK IN THE PARK - If winter comes

WHEN THIS ISSUE was coming off the press, Shirley and I were at Fort Pickens Campground in Gulf Islands National Seashore. That’s a couple long bridges from Pensacola, FL. We made reservations for Ft. Pickens on July 5 because, since COVID, they are required at national parks far ahead of time.
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Keys to kicking bad habits—or adopting better ones

AS THEYEAR 2025 GETS UNDERWAY, people all around the world are evaluating their lives and lifestyle choices to decide which aspects might need an overhaul. Some of us may have a particular bad habit we’d like to kick, such as overeating or smoking.
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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING - What will the new year bring?

Instead of blaming others about the state of our union, instead of blaming one political party or another, we can reflect on our own complicity and support of systems that abandoned the poor, warehoused our children in failing schools, and failed to provide adequate health care.
Citizen Advisory Group

Citizen Advisory Group

Many people don’t plan for the reality of retirement

Many of us aren’t addressing the realities of retirement planning. Here are some of the worst mistakes being made today.Underestimating life expectancy Twenty-five years ago, insurance companies estimated life expectancy at 83 years.
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Oranges add zest to wintertime

January in Northwest Ohio is a challenge to both body and spirit. With the holidays behind us, it seems all we have to look forward to until spring is biting cold, gray skies, and serial snowfalls.