Maintaining connections with other people is a major factor in optimal aging.  In this section, a number of contributors share their ideas and research on maintaining healthy relationships and establishing new ones. 


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You Will Get it Wrong . . . But You Won't Make it Worse by Cariad Lloyd / The Guardian (January 27, 2023)

16 ways to talk to people who are grieving…


I Am Giving Up Anger, So Should You by Garrison Keillor (January 26, 2023)

I am trying to give up anger. It’s poisonous and it has no effect other than to make the angerer feel bad and perhaps do something truly stupid…


Father Time Advises a Brown-Eyed Girl by Garrison Keillor (January 19, 2023)

Emily, God bless your idealism and the hard work required, but there has to be joy too. Nothing good can be accomplished without joy. I think Emerson said that. If not, he should’ve…


A Pleasant Night with Nice People in LA by Garrison Keillor (January 13, 2023)

People could go hear a lecture on the coming water shortage in the Southwest or come hear me tell you that life is pretty good and could be worse but even if bad things happen there is a great deal of kindness in the world…


A Rainy December Day, Long Thoughts Therein by Garrison Keillor (December 15, 2022)

I saw the phrase 'friendship recession' in a headline last week, which has a musical swing to it but refers to growing social isolation…


She and I and You and Us, All Watching TV by Garrison Keillor (July 15, 2022)

Personal identity is a complex matter and if a pronoun is all you need to validate you, fine. It’d help if you pasted your pronoun on your forehead, but if you feel that would marginalize you or stereotype you, I understand…


Happy Father's Day 2022 by James N. Watkins (June 10, 2022)

To the father of my grandchildren…


LGBTQ(IA+) and B-I-B-L-E by James N. Watkins (June 3, 2022)

At the beginning of Pride Month, Jim revisits the issue of gender identity and what the Bible (not religious groups) says about it…


If You Want a Story, Sit Down and I'll FInd One for You by Garrison Keillor (May 20, 2022)

Storytelling is an art of necessity, which all of us engage in,, but not all do well…


Happy Mother's Day 2022 by James N. Watkins (May 7, 2022)

Jim's annual update of columns and cartoons for Moms and parents in general…


Kindness: You Look and You'll See It by Garrison Keillor (May 6, 2022)

Finding kindness in the face of showboating righteousness…


Enough of That, Let's Talk About Happiness by Garrison Keillor (April 21, 2022)

To create laughter out of ordinary tedium is a privilege. There’s nothing better.…


Forget About Nut Cases, Let's Talk About What's Real by Garrison Keillor (April 14, 2022)

There’s a lot of gossip and envy and animosity out there, don’t kid yourself, so all the more reason to hold fast to your friends…


Calm Down, People, It's Going to be Okay by Garrison Keillor (March 30, 2022)

Our problem isn’t polarization, it’s Twittification …


Love, Marriage, Sex . . . by James N. Watkins (February 10, 2022)

Jim updates his annual list of top posts, cartoons, and a video for Valentine's Day 2022…


Two Suggestions for Dealing with So-Called 'Conceited' People by Ken Potts (August 28, 2021)

It's a matter of perspective…


Love the One You're With by Ken Potts (August 20, 2021)

Over the life of a marriage, we may become attracted to other people…


Anniversaries by Greg Asimakoupoulos (August 13, 2021)

They frame the yesterdays of our lives with meaning…


Be the Most Interesting Person in Any Conversation by Marcel Schwantes / Inc. (July 31, 2021)

Get rid of the small talk…


Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship by Amy Fleming / The Guardian (July 30, 2021)

Take nothing for granted, communicate clearly – and say something nice every single day…