Archive for Personal Growth
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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...
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Calendar of Events | MAY 2024
If you have an upcoming event that you would like published, please mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809 Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month you want activity listed. Support Grou...
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Calendar of Events | APRIL 2024
If you have an upcoming event that you would like published, please mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809 Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month you want activity listed. Support Grou...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Chrysalis Birth The pupa believes in life, inner urge Deep within, it struggles in dark Dungeon chrysalis, fights blindly for Air and light, exerts all, so it can fly, Fly in beauty. Beauty flutters over Earth of its bir...
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Just Saying…
April Questions By Q.C. Jones Your erstwhile friend and literary pal QC Jones has been thinking a lot lately. Perhaps questioning life, or maybe questioning the art of asking questions. Ever since I was a pollywog of a person, I have been famous for asking questions. My parents were kind and lovin...
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Grief
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Grief is the price we pay for love.......” During the past 12 years of my marriage to Gary, I have observed from the sidelines the passing of several of his lifelong friends. I sympathized but could only imagine how hard the loss was for him. You see I am one of t...
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Unlocking Better Sleep: Habits for a Healthier You
By Milestones Area Agency on Aging Millions of Americans struggle with sleep disorders, and countless others fall short of the recommended 7 to 9 hours of nightly rest. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) warns that insufficient sleep jeopardizes our mental and physical health. Contrary to th...
