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New Year’s Resolution: World Peace 5 Seconds At A Time

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

It's almost the new year, a time to stop and reflect and make promises to ourselves to improve on something. I've been mulling it over for days. Big items like hitting the gym more ...

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Priceless Presents That Don’t Cost a Thing

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Lunching with a group of friends, all of us 50 and up, the conversation turned to holiday giving. (Of course. It’s that time of year.) “I wish my kids would listen to me,” said Rita. ...

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Tidings of Conflict and Joy: Surviving the Holidays

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Help with the emotions late in the year typically focuses on the “holiday blues,” but there is very little press regarding the tension and conflicts that erupt during a season that's supposed to be about ...

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10 Tips for Surviving Thanksgiving with the Dysfunctional Family

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

For some families, holidays are just another excuse to get together to eat good food and to have a good time. They’re not looking for articles like this one because they’ve somehow figured out the ...

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Helpful Hints for Navigating the Holidays

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

The holidays are upon us once again, so I thought this would be an ideal time to review some of the common problems people experience during the holidays as well as some tips for coping ...

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Holiday Coping Tips

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

I thought I'd write a few words about the holidays and the blues, because this is the time of the year people commonly experience feelings of depression, sadness, and loss when many others are enjoying ...

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The Gift of Giving

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

My daughter was shocked. “Mom,” she reported in one of those breathless cell phone calls she makes as she rushes across campus. “There’s a girl in my dorm whose family has a rule that gifts ...

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In Defense of Thank-You Notes

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

“But Mom, nobody writes thank you notes anymore. But Mom, Gramma was here when I opened it and I said thank you then. But Mom, I can e-mail her. But Mom, it’s bor-ing! But Mom, ...

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Ho-Ho-Ho-Holiday (Office) Parties: Bah Humbug?

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

It’s one of those little secrets. A majority of people either hate office holiday parties or simply don’t care about them. Yet year after year, people dress up for an evening of socializing with people ...

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December Festivals: A Celebration of Diversity

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Companies spend millions of dollars on diversity training to help workers become more sensitive to each other's cultures, traditions, and practices. School boards now regularly struggle with the tension between wanting to celebrate the holiday ...

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12 Tips to Keep Joy in the Holidays

Friday, December 5th, 2008

The Christmas season is upon us once again, and once again we find ourselves balancing between our work or studies, hanging out friends, scheduling time ...

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Focus on Meaning, Not Money: Christmas on a Budget

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

When my grandmother reminisced about childhood Christmases, we were given a glimpse of a much simpler time. Born in 1895, her early years were spent on Mt. Desert, Maine. Christmas was about cutting a tree ...

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Overeating: It’s All In Your Head

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

The following is an excerpt from the book Three Minute Therapy and focuses on the topic of overeating and how cognitive-behavioral techniques can be used to help a person overcome this concern. They say that inside ...

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Post-Winter Holidays: Hibernation or Depression?

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

The holiday season is just about over. The presents are unwrapped. The relatives have left. The leftovers are almost gone. Some things went well. Some didn’t. There were moments of pleasure and joy and moments ...

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Happy New Year, for Auld Lang Syne.

Monday, December 24th, 2007

New Year's Eve, in much of the English speaking world, is a time of celebration. People ring in the New Year with parties, fancy dress, streamers, noise makers, and champagne. Rowdy crowds gather late at ...

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