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My First Marathon: 7 Essential Life-Lessons Learned at Age 66

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After I finished writing my book <aΓÇ£http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0984260013/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mena01-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0984260013″>Mr. Mean: Saving Your Relationship from the Irritable Male Syndrome, I decided I needed […]

4 Steps to Increasing Your Gratitude

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There is a new discussion going around Facebook these days, called ΓÇ£The Gratitude Challenge.ΓÇ¥ People are challenging their friends to […]

Schmoozing wiith S'mores

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Camp Deer Run on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH was abuzz with friends meeting friends for the 50th Camp Reunion. People (I […]

Coming Next Week! September 8th to September 12th 2014

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HereΓÇÖs a sneak preview of the articles, slideshows, and blogs weΓÇÖll be posting during the coming week on ThirdAge, the biggest and best site for ΓÇ£boomer and beyondΓÇ¥ women since 1997. As always, weΓÇÖll bring you the latest information from top experts about maintaining a healthy body, mind, and spirit as you navigate both the challenges and the joys of being a ThirdAger.

I've Fallen in Love with Someone New ΓÇô Happy Grandparents Day!

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September 7th is Grandparents Day!!!!!!!!!!!! On August 8th 2014 in Seattle, Washington, our daughter Sarah and her husband Sol brought a beautiful pink bundle of joy into this world. I am a grandma! Now, I understand why grandparents go on and on, bragging about their grandchildren.

6 Steps to Soar in The Empty Nest

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Summer is winding down and for many families, the kids are headed back to school. For some of you, this is not your normal ΓÇ£back to school,ΓÇ¥ but also the beginning of your Empty Nest as you take your youngest to college. YouΓÇÖve thought about it for years, maybe even dreaded it, and now reality hits. Your main focus in life has changed, and you have a hollow feelingΓÇöNow what? I know just how you feel. I experienced that same feeling of loss, but quickly emerged in eager anticipation of what I could create to fill my time, and life has never been any better for me than it is now.

Alternative Health

Warning Issued About Chinese Wolfsbane Remedy

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EditorΓÇÖs note: Although this item describes a case in Australia, the information could be valuable to anyone who goes to a Chinese herbal medication practitioner. A preparation prescribed by a Chinese herbal medication practitioner in Melbourne, Australia for back pain resulted in life-threatening heart changes, prompting a team of intensive care and emergency physicians to call for appropriate patient education by practitioners who prescribe complementary medications.

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Mind & Body Wellness

Gratitude Can Win You New Friends

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Parents have long told their children to remember to say thank you. Now the evidence is in on why it matters. A study led by the University of New South Wales, Australia has shown for the first time that thanking a new acquaintance for help makes the person more likely to seek an ongoing social relationship with you.

Sleep Health

4 Simple Steps to Get You Back to Sleep Fast

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WeΓÇÖve all been there. You are wide awake at 3 a.m., your mind racing with a rising sense of panic about the difficult day ahead if you donΓÇÖt fall back to sleep. What youΓÇÖre experiencing is a type of insomnia, says sleep disorders specialist Harneet Walia, MD, DABSM, of Cleveland ClinicΓÇÖs Sleep Disorders Center. Many underlying health problems such as chronic pain, sleep apnea or acid reflex can cause insomnia. But if your difficulty in sleeping is not due to health problems, here are some tips that can help you get back to sleep.

Mental & Emotional Health

7 Tips to Maintain Class and Control Through Any Life Challenge

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By Sherrie Campbell PhD We all have moments when we don't love how we responded to a situation or how we acted. When you are grounded in who you are, you have a certain essence where people can feel that not much can shake you. To be elegant essentially means that you know who you are and are grounded and comfortable in that person. Many of us are emotionally out of control, lacking presence of mind, allowing life to take us on an emotional roller coaster where we feel crazy and at the mercy of our life situations, people, and emotions.

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