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Innocence lost and found: A trip back in time to visit some of the exuberant, silly, but fun bands of the 60s
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Vestiges of the past and the treasured keepsakes of others long gone find new homes generations later
The heart hath its own memory like the mind, And in it are enshrined The precious keepsakes into which is wrought The giver’s loving thought. Henry…
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Looking back on some of the harrowing and uplifting moments in the day-to-day struggle with my mother’s dementia
Every Mother’s Day is difficult for those who’ve lost a loved one they cherished and who brought them into this world. For me there is special anguish…
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Aging moderately, if not gracefully
There are scientific studies, performed by real rsearchers in white lab coats, purporting to show that people over 50 do not actually suffer much memory…
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Clutter is good for you
What we collect, save or give away at some point says a lot about what we value most and wish to recall from the past
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There comes a point where you realize you’re old; best not to deny it, but instead embrace both the reality and the opportunities
Many driven and anxious people with highly ambitious and often unrealistic goals, constantly strive to be better and more successful than others. To me…
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Now’s not the time
The beach was strange that night. A rather weak cold front was pushing through, but didn’t know when or whether to sweep out to sea. So it was sunny and…
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Gazing into the deep pool of memory
Time and longing for “the good old days,” as well as a need for closure on darker aspects of our pasts, bring the meaning and necessity of memory into…
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