Should you take dietary supplements

WHAT ARE SUPPLEMENTS, AND ARE THEY GOOD FOR YOU?Many of us take dietary supplements, such as vitamins, minerals, fibers, and other products that we read about or have heard of, that can supplement our diets and help manage our health issues.These products (also known as food supplements or...

February: a time for planning, not planting

THOUGH THE GROUND IS FROZEN, now is the time for the gardener’s heart and mind to grow abuzz with ideas and desires for the upcoming season.This includes what you are going to grow and where. Do you want more flowers for pollinators and cut arrangements?

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.For many people, that’s how they’ll spend the entire 31 days of January, joining a...

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.

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.

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.As this is my final...

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.