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Everything I Needed to Learn, I Learned from my Grandchildren

June 11th, 2007

By Dina Santorelli Ask any grandparent what they\’ve learned after 50 or 60 years of living on earth, after retirement parties, children\’s weddings, bar mitzvahs, Christenings, surgeries, globe-trotting travels and more, and they\’ll tell you this, that everything they needed to learn, they learned from their grandchildren, from those tiny human beings who have graced the planet for just a few years, months or even seconds. Culled from an informal poll of grandparents across the country, here are our top 10 favorite things that grandparents say they\’ve learned from their... Read More

Retirement and Spirituality

June 11th, 2007

As adults begin to confront their mortality, and the daily rat race has faded into the background, religion and spirituality often become more front and center in their lives. A recent Newsweek survey found that 56 percent of those aged 40 – 59 described themselves as both religious and spiritual, and this percent increased to 66 for those over 60 years of age. When asked, “How Important is Spirituality in Your Daily Life?” 63 percent of those aged 40 – 59 indicated it was very important, and 66 percent of those over 60 years of age felt it was very important. The most... Read More

SANDWICHED CELEBRATIONS

June 11th, 2007

June . . . weddings, graduations, and Father\’s Day. Days of joy for you and your family. But as a Baby Boomer woman, do you find yourself once again sandwiched between celebration and obligation? If so, perhaps it\’s time to invite others into your sandwich! When I visited my mother in the nursing home on Mother\’s Day, there were a lot of women who, like me, were visiting alone. Many of them told me that they were visiting their mothers and mothers-in-laws before going home to their own Mother\’s Day festivities with their husbands and children. There were also... Read More

STOP!!!! Smoking, that is

June 11th, 2007

For the past couple of months, we\’ve been talking about the risk factors for heart disease. This month we\’ll discuss cigarette smoking. We all know the dangers of smoking, but for some, it is really hard to quit. That is especially true for women. Women have a harder time quitting than men. No one is quite sure why this happens, but it is something that psychologists are studying. The Evils of Smoking Smoking is the number one preventable cause of premature death in our country. It accounts for over 400,000 deaths a year. It increases the risk of heart attack and stroke by causing... Read More

7 Ways to Market Online Using How To Articles

June 11th, 2007

As the President of the Association of Web Entrepreneurs I help entrepreneurs create systems and automate their online businesses so that they can make more money and enjoy more freedom in their lives. To do this, I teach them only the most effective online marketing techniques, and article marketing is one of them. Here are my 7 favorite ways (and a checklist for you) to market online using how to articles. Don\’t worry about writing completely new articles for each of these; just reuse your articles. To be more productive, create a system and schedule a day for writing and a day for posting... Read More

DEALING WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS

June 10th, 2007

Facing the diagnosis. I have discovered that most serious, chronic, or even life-threatening illnesses are rarely anticipated even when there is a family history that may indicate a genetic predisposition for that illness. Women who are overly attentive to their bodies and visit their doctors too often (i.e., suffer from hypochondriasis) are as equally shocked when a serious illness is diagnosed as those who considered themselves very healthy and visit the doctor rarely. The symptoms of minor illness such as colds, flu, allergies, bladder and vaginal infections are easily identified, widely... Read More