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Life Events

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Epictetus on Fifth Avenue, a Week Ago by Garrison Keillor


(My World   November 30, 2023)
Epictetus said the way to happiness is to not worry about things beyond your power to control, which includes this taxi ride, totalitarianism, the cost of tickets to 'Tannhäuser,' and other things that begin with T…
Topics: Advice, Guidance & Mentoring • Attitudes • Coping • Humor • Optimal Aging • Stress • Wisdom


The Gift of Helen Story, Remembered by Garrison Keillor


(My World   September 14, 2023)
Somehow the ridiculous missteps of my life lead to this day in September, the back-to-school month, and in my heart I am still walking into the old high school, anxious to do well in Lyle Bradley's biology and Helen Story's English class…
Topics: Circumstances, Life Events • Contemplation, Insight • Coping • Education • Humor • Learning • Memories • Optimal Aging • Tribute, Testimony


Afternoon Tea with the Galloping Gourmet by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(Rhymes & Reasons   June 3, 2023)
Graham Kerr welcomed Greg and Wendy Asimakoupoulos to his home in Washington State…
Topics: Attitudes • Beliefs • Bible • Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • Dying and Death • Faith • Loss & Grieving • Love • Optimal Aging • Tragedy


The Beauty of Being a Guy by Garrison Keillor


(My World   May 4, 2023)
This week of struggling with the knee brace has changed my life forever. I used to want to be hip and cool and now I just want to be capable. . . . So this week I discovered I can be a guy.…
Topics: Advice, Guidance & Mentoring • Attitudes • Coping • Gratitute • Hopes & Dreams • Humor • Optimal Aging • Wellness


God is Never Late—But He Sure is Slow by James N. Watkins


(Faith   April 29, 2023)
We humans tend to set deadlines for God to act: . . and he seems to ignore our urgency! Here are four possible reasons.
Topics: Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • Faith • God • Loss & Grieving • Prayer


On a Wing and a Prayer Movie by Rusty Wright


(Arts & Entertainment   March 25, 2023)
Deadly danger; divine drama?…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Beliefs • Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • Courage • Crisis • Faith • Movies • Relationships • Risk


You Will Get it Wrong . . . But You Won't Make it Worse by Cariad Lloyd / The Guardian


(Connections   January 27, 2023)
16 ways to talk to people who are grieving…
Topics: Advice, Guidance & Mentoring • Circumstances, Life Events • Comfort & Consolation • Communication • Coping • Dying and Death • Loss & Grieving • Love • Optimal Aging • Relationships


Squeezing Good Out of Bad by James N. Watkins


(My World   January 20, 2023)
Yikes! It’s hard to believe that Squeezing Good Out of Bad is sixteen years old…
Topics: Advice, Guidance & Mentoring • Attitudes • Choices and Decision Making • Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • Humor • Optimal Aging


The Sunset by Lisa Bubert / Longreads


(Health & Wellness   December 2, 2022)
There are plenty of reasons to see nursing homes as sad, neglectful places. There are also reasons to see them as something else entirely…
Topics: Personal Stories (Biography/Autobiography) • Coping • COVID-19 • Dying and Death • Health Care • Memory (failing, improving) • Relationships • Social Issues


Lessons from the Fall by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(Rhymes & Reasons   September 10, 2022)
Favorite Jim Ryan failed to qualify for his event in the Munich Olympics 50 years ago…
Topics: Character, Integrity • Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • Faith • History • Leadership • Sports


Wanted: A Shepherd for Lost Sheep by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(Rhymes & Reasons   July 23, 2022)
The Lord is my shepherd and boy do I need Him!…
Topics: Change • Choices and Decision Making • Comfort & Consolation • Coping • COVID-19 • Faith • Stress


What Can We Learn from the Madness of March 2022? by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(My World   March 31, 2022)
It's been a crazy couple of years, right?
Topics: Coping • COVID-19 • Crisis • Faith • History • Hopes & Dreams • Sports


Finding Us Faithhful by Richard Bergstrom


(My World   March 11, 2022)
Reflecting on a season of change…
Topics: Change • Contentment, Satsifaction • Coping • Dying and Death • Faith • Family • Grace • Housing • Inspiration


Betwixt and Between by Leona Bergstrom


(My World   February 19, 2022)
Being resilient when life throws you a curve…
Topics: Change • Character, Integrity • Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • Courage • COVID-19 • Hopes & Dreams


The Agony and the Ecstasy of Downsizing by Leona Bergstrom


(My World   February 12, 2022)
I know I must let go of stuff, let go of who I once was and the pursuits I once fought for, but…
Topics: Advice, Guidance & Mentoring • Change • Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • Housing • Lifestyle, General • Memories • Optimal Aging • Values


The Longest Night by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(Rhymes & Reasons   December 10, 2021)
Longing for a new day to dawn…
Topics: Contemplation, Insight • Coping • Faith • Holiday Season • Loneliness • Seasons


When Life Becomes a Maze by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(Rhymes & Reasons   August 21, 2021)
How to respond to the headlines…
Topics: Attitudes • Coping • COVID-19 • Crisis • Faith • Fears, Concerns • News


When Life's Interruptions Become Opportunities by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(My World   April 16, 2021)
Unforeseen a year ago when COVID struck, I would never have guessed what lay ahead…
Topics: Change • Coping • COVID-19 • Crisis • Faith • Grace • Innovation, Invention, Creativity • Opportunity


Who Will We Be When This is All Over? by Matt Simon / WIRED


(Our World   December 12, 2020)
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought incalculable suffering and trauma. But it also offers ways for people—and even societies—to change for the better…
Topics: Change • Coping • COVID-19 • Crisis • Future • Health Care • Hopes & Dreams • Lifestyle, General


Thanks for Nothing! by James N. Watkins


(My World   November 25, 2020)
When things seem they cannot be more bleak, there is reason for hope…
Topics: Bible • Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • COVID-19 • Faith • God • Gratitute • Holidays • Holiday Season • Hopes & Dreams • Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving


Is Depression a Gift? by James N. Watkins


(Health & Wellness   October 9, 2020)
Jim shares his own story (via video) as he asks, Are Authors in Their 'Write' Minds?…
Topics: Christian Life • Coping • Depresson • Disease • Grace • Gratitute • Health Care • Personal Issues


The Unexpected by Dan Seagren


(Senior Moments   July 18, 2020)
Learning to expect it…
Topics: Change • Coping • Learning • Wisdom


He Faced Death this Week by Bill Nichols


(Health & Wellness   September 1, 2019)
It made be think…
Topics: Circumstances, Life Events • Comfort & Consolation • Contemplation, Insight • Coping • Dying and Death • Disease • Fears, Concerns • Relationships • Wellness


In This World You Will Have Trouble by James N. Watkins


(Faith   March 19, 2019)
When you think things can't get worse…
Topics: Comfort & Consolation • Coping • Faith • Inspiration • Trouble


Life Flows On by Ken Potts


(My World   January 21, 2019)
How different people deal with life's flow…
Topics: Choices and Decision Making • Coping • Courage • Fears, Concerns • Trouble • Trust


Dealing with the Cards You're Dealt by Greg Asimakoupoulos


(Rhymes & Reasons   August 25, 2018)
Life is more than just a game…
Topics: Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • Humor • Metaphors, Life Lessons


Luck and Success by Stu Johnson


(Faith   April 4, 2018)
How would you descrbe your life journey?…
Topics: Attitudes • Beliefs • Choices and Decision Making • Coping • Faith • Hopes & Dreams • Optimal Aging


Joy While Grieving by Bill Nichols


(Health & Wellness   November 20, 2017)
Reflections on the loss of a dear friend…
Topics: Coping • Dying and Death • Faith • Loss & Grieving • Relationships