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ttjsaunders
- Aug 17, 2021
- 4 min
Aging With Surrender
In 2021 surrender is not a popular word. Yet I would argue this is exactly where you find happiness and contentment. Please don’t run...
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ttjsaunders
- Aug 10, 2021
- 5 min
Only One Thing Is Needed
So the date had been set. At least that was something. Now I could start planning. If the picnic is at our home on Sunday, I can cut the...
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ttjsaunders
- Aug 3, 2021
- 3 min
Aging With Intentionality
Do you know people who always seem angry, or at least ready to challenge any comment at the drop of a hat? These folks seldom smile or...
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ttjsaunders
- Jul 26, 2021
- 5 min
My Red Sea Challenge-Part One
They were being vigorously pursued by the whole army! They were desperate. They had left everything they had ever known and were now...
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ttjsaunders
- Jul 20, 2021
- 3 min
Aging With Dignity
If you ask seniors what they most want you’ll hear things like safety and security, community and connections, and to be valued, each of...
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ttjsaunders
- Jul 13, 2021
- 4 min
The Beautiful Concept of Ubuntu
After I had been staying in South Africa for about a year and a half, I received a call from my son here at home saying he was getting...
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ttjsaunders
- Jul 6, 2021
- 4 min
Aging With Safety
See below for FREE Safety Checklist Download Sadly seniors are a popular target for scammers. This can be anything from dating scams, to...
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ttjsaunders
- Jun 29, 2021
- 4 min
No East or West
A prominent Canadian ethics professor was a key note speaker at a conference I attended a few years back just outside Toronto. He began...
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ttjsaunders
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
Aging With Responsibility
Do you own your age, or blame your age? When someone asks you to participate in some endeavor, is your first thought that you are too old...
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ttjsaunders
- Jun 15, 2021
- 4 min
Grandparenting-Are Manners Endangered?
2016 We were both exhausted. My teenaged son, Jake, and I had almost completed our trek into South Africa. The journey had taken all...
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ttjsaunders
- Jun 8, 2021
- 4 min
Aging With Adaptability
Welcome to the first in the “Aging with…” series, ingredients for aging well. In order to age with a positive outlook you must be...
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ttjsaunders
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
Anti-aging Cream
Give me my anti-aging cream and nobody’ll get hurt-really? What happens if I don’t get it? Will it be a fate worse than quicksand? Will...
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ttjsaunders
- May 26, 2021
- 4 min
Tips on the Trend of Personal Story Telling
Amongst seniors there is a current trend to tell their life story. Of course this is not at all new but there are now popular resources...
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ttjsaunders
- May 18, 2021
- 4 min
Battle Weary
On the heels of my devastating divorce, I was still dazed, still gobsmacked about what had happened and still confused about where I...
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ttjsaunders
- May 11, 2021
- 5 min
Pit-Dwelling & How to Climb Out
Are you in a pit? Many people are and it’s a very hard place to be. We spin our wheels only to get further mired. Stuck and frustrated we...
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ttjsaunders
- May 5, 2021
- 3 min
Winter Reflections
In the fall and winter years of our lives, we may feel like the gusto is gone. There may be illness. There may have been great loss along...
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ttjsaunders
- Apr 27, 2021
- 4 min
The Clarity in Aging
Some people say that second place is the first loser. That is just not true. To believe that negates all the effort and hard work done to...
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ttjsaunders
- Apr 21, 2021
- 3 min
Why Seniors Should Care about the Chauvin Verdict
Last night at 8:01 my granddaughter texted me this. “Yessssss Derek Chauvin the cop who killed George Floyd has been found guilty…” She...
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ttjsaunders
- Apr 14, 2021
- 6 min
Mindfulness- Part Two
During my daily walk, making a deliberate and conscious effort to slow my mind to consider the day and my current surroundings led me to...
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ttjsaunders
- Apr 1, 2021
- 4 min
The no-Secret Secret
Who is Coming to Dinner? I am about to reveal here a 100% guaranteed method to lift you from the doldrums! Yup, and it WILL work every...
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