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- ***Birthdays: What To Count - by Submitted on May 29, 2008 from Michael BrickeyCount your new skills instead of candles. For adults, the natural tendency on birthdays is to think in terms of what we can’t do anymore and how there are fewer years left. With black humor we count the candles and see if we can blow them all out. Think back ten years ago. What could you do ...
Views: 1325 - ***Grandparent Sereotypes (Part II) - by Submitted on May 29, 2008 from Michael BrickeyInsist on the grandparent image and name you want. The words we choose can make a huge difference. Our names have a lot of connotations as well. We all have heard some pretty dreadful names. Jay Leno has great fun with wedding announcements with funny last name combinations. If you are or ...
Views: 1393 - ***Grandparent Stereotypes (Part I) - by Submitted on May 29, 2008 from Michael BrickeyHave you ever wanted to write a book? Here’s your chance to write a children’s book about grandparents. First, choose the main characters. Grandmother is (check all that apply): ___wearing a big straw hat while gardening ___cooking ___offering cookies and milk ___sitting in a rocking ...
Views: 7918 - ***Meta Optimism - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2008 from Michael BrickeyAppreciate that optimism is on at least two levels. Include the recent Human Security Center data in your meta optimism. Look a newspaper or the TV news and it is easy to conclude that the world is becoming more violent and chaotic. A study by the Human Security Center at the University of ...
Views: 1284 - ***Ms. Super Centenarian - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2008 from Michael BrickeyImagine a beauty and talent pageant with lovely, talented women sharing their wisdom and philosophy of life—and imagine the contestants are all over 100 years old. In 1954, the Miss America contest was broadcast live on television, capturing 39% of American viewers (27 million people). It ...
Views: 1320 - ***Outgrowing Depression - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2008 from Michael BrickeyLast November Woody Allen turned seventy and lamented "Getting joy and having a kind of wisdom in your golden years--it's all tripe." Years on an analyst's couch never helped him grow up or even resist marrying his stepdaughter. Woody's remarks don't fit with recent research findings. Dr. Laura ...
Views: 1340 - ***Sticky New Year's Resolutions - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2008 from Michael BrickeyNew Year’s is the worst time to make New Year’s resolutions. Why? 1. Many of us stay up too late, drink too much, eat too much, and watch too much TV--not an optimal frame of mind for follow through. 2. We are most likely to make changes when life events create leverage (e.g., new health ...
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