Archive for Personal Growth
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The Season of Hope!
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “It is difficult to say what is possible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow. ... Robert H. Goddard With spring comes a resurgence of hope. The arrival of buds on the tre...
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Calendar of Events | MAY 2024
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Celebrating the people we are meant to be during Older Americans Month
... you can find yourself again at CASI. Come as you are and become who you were always meant to be. By Laura L. Kopp, MS CASI President/CEO David Bowie once said, “Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.” As I write this, I am one day ...
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Colorful and Edible
In Loving Memory ... The following is a repeat of an article that first appeared in the March 2009 edition of 50+Lifestyles. We present this encore in loving memory of the author, Shelli Tague, a former proofreader of 50+Lifestyles, who recently passed at the age of 98. She loved the many aspects o...
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Gearing Up for the 33rd Annual QC Senior Olympic Games May 18–June 1, 2024 www.qcsogo.org
By Rhonda Elsbury Board Member [caption id="attachment_14989" align="alignleft" width="225"] A medalist in the cycling event.[/caption] We are gearing up for the 33rd Annual QC Senior Olympic Games, and we’re excited to gather again, see friends, make new friends, award medals, and cheer ...
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The Power of Friendship in our Golden Years
By Milestones Area Agency on Aging As we age, staying socially connected with friends and loved ones becomes even more important. Strong connections offer a wealth of benefits for our physical and mental well-being and help us live happier, healthier lives. This May is Older Americans Month and ...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Spring Promise In an ancient, venerable grove of trees, piquant, Beguiling shadows of branches filigree the soft Earth, the air fragrant with new grass and chaste Buds lifting toward the warming sun. All is Promise of l...
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Get Caught Reading
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies; the man who never reads lives only one.” ... George R. R. Martin "Get Caught Reading" is a nationwide public service campaign launched by the Association o...
