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44 articles found.

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Communication

 1 record found

Express Yourself Submitted by Stu Johnson


(May 30, 2020)
Ageless Authors and its newest writing contest 'Coping with Crisis'…
Topics: Communication • Coping • COVID-19 • Crisis • Opportunity • Writing



Faith, Religion & Spirituality

 6 records found

Please Breathe On Me by George Garrison


(February 3, 2022)
As we long for a COVID-free future, recall a scene from Chronicles of Narnia in which Aslan infuses young Susan with much needed courage…
Topics: Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • Courage • COVID-19 • Current Events, News • Faith • God • Hopes & Dreams


Two Gifts Nobody Wants by Bill Nichols


(April 25, 2020)
Who wants pain and fear? Yet, we need them…
Topics: Coping • COVID-19 • Crisis • Faith • Fears, Concerns • News


Perplexed . . . but not Despairing by George Garrison


(April 17, 2020)
In the midst of our puzzling reality, there is hope…
Topics: Bible • Coping • COVID-19 • Crisis • Current Events, News • Faith • Hopes & Dreams • Inspiration • Stress • Values • Wellness • Wisdom


Dark Night of the Soul by James N. Watkins


(February 23, 2019)
Comfort from the Psalms when you feel abandoned by God…
Topics: Bible • Comfort & Consolation • Coping • Depresson • Faith • God • Loneliness • Loss & Grieving • Trouble • Trust


Help, Lord, the World is Upside Down! by Stu Johnson


(November 10, 2017)
Keeping perspective when nothing seems right in the world…
Topics: Bible • Coping • Crisis • Disaster • Faith • God • Loss & Grieving • Social Issues • Tragedy


Finding an Uncluttered World by Bill Nichols


(May 2, 2016)
It's simple but not easy…
Topics: Coping • Faith • Lifestyle, General • Spirituality, Seeking God



General

 1 record found

A Man Walking Through a Big City Snowstorm by Garrison Keillor


(January 13, 2022)
A good hard winter is a restorative…
Topics: Attitudes • Circumstances, Life Events • Contemplation, Insight • Coping • Lifestyle, General • Relationships • Weather



Health & Wellness

 2 records found

Normal? by Leona Bergstrom


(September 3, 2021)
Anything but…
Topics: Change • Coping • COVID-19 • Hopes & Dreams • Learning • Opportunity • Optimal Aging • Social Issues • Stress • Wellness


Managing Your Coronavirus Fears by Rusty Wright


(April 4, 2020)
Facing the chaos with facts, confidence, and faith…
Topics: Comfort & Consolation • Coping • COVID-19 • Crisis • Current Events, News • Disease • Faith • News



Hobbies

 1 record found

Hobby Therapy by Connie Schultz


(October 17, 2020)
Good advice from Winston Churchill to prepare us for the aftermath of this contentious election year…
Topics: Coping • COVID-19 • Inspiration • Leisure • Lifestyle, General • Politics • Voting & Elections • Wisdom



Holidays

 3 records found

Coping with COVID-era Holiday Lonliness by Rusty Wright


(November 26, 2020)
Maybe some expectations management—and realistic solutions—are in order…
Topics: Coping • COVID-19 • Holidays • Holiday Season • Living Alone • Loneliness • Relationships • Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving • Wellness


A Thanksgiving Like No Other by Stu Johnson


(November 20, 2020)
Virtual choirs and videos to help us be grateful during a most unusual year…
Topics: Comfort & Consolation • Coping • COVID-19 • Gratitute • Holidays • Holiday Season • Inspiration • Music • Racism and Inequality • Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving • Voting & Elections


Putting the 'thanks' in Thanksgiving isn't always easy by Ken Potts


(November 18, 2018)
Dealing with empty places or a less-than-bountiful table…
Topics: Coping • Gratitute • Holiday Season • Loneliness • Loss & Grieving • Needy People • Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving



Humor

 4 records found

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures by Barbara Greenleaf


(August 28, 2020)
A pandemic tale…
Topics: Coping • COVID-19 • Current Events, News • Humor


COVID and the Cone by George Garrison


(May 7, 2020)
Time out for a laugh…
Topics: Coping • COVID-19 • Current Events, News • Family • Humor • Pets


Hunkering Down Humor by Rusty Wright


(April 18, 2020)
Finding lighter momets while hunkered down for the pandemic…
Topics: Coping • COVID-19 • Crisis • Current Events, News • Humor • News


It Could be Worse by James N. Watkins


(April 20, 2018)
Top 10 things worse than doing your taxes…
Topics: Coping • Financial • Humor • Taxes



Inspiration

 2 records found

What Mozart Did for Me Last Week, Thanks, Amadeus by Garrison Keillor


(November 17, 2022)
Mozart had a right to share his suffering with us by writing music that makes us sick but instead he was an usher, directing us into a joyful realm of playfulness in which we become happier than we had intended to be…
Topics: Arts & Entertainment • Attitudes • Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • History • Inspiration • Music • Optimal Aging


Sam the Olympic Eagle and You by Leona Bergstrom


(July 9, 2021)
Are your soaring days over?…
Topics: Character, Integrity • Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • COVID-19 • Faith • History • Hopes & Dreams • Inspiration • Optimal Aging



Life Events

 11 records found

Epictetus on Fifth Avenue, a Week Ago by Garrison Keillor


(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


(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


The Beauty of Being a Guy by Garrison Keillor


(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


Squeezing Good Out of Bad by James N. Watkins


(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


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


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


There are 6 more items for the category Life Events and the Coping topic...See the whole list


News & Current Events

 8 records found

Last Wedneday, Stuck in a Traffic Jam by Garrison Keillor


(February 15, 2024)
New Yorkers have the ability to express despair and municipal pride in the same sentence. Joe Biden's visit created traffic jams, so I over-tipped the cabbie and hiked 12 blocks to my doctor who took my blood pressure and said it was excellent…
Topics: Attitudes • Contemplation, Insight • Coping • Humor • Lifestyle, General • News • Optimal Aging • Politics


Is it Really Hotter Now than Any Time in 100,000 Years? by Darrell Kauffman / The Conversation


(July 28, 2023)
Recent heat waves underscore Earth’s new climate state while revealing a fascinating history…
Topics: Change • Coping • Crisis • Current Events, News • History • Nature • News • Research • Science & Technology • Weather


May We Not Just Ache by Leona Bergstrom


(June 3, 2022)
The celebration-filled days of June take a tragic turn as events in a small Texas town once again force us to grieve and struggle to help the hurting…
Topics: Coping • Crime, Justice, Punishment • Dying and Death • Faith • News • Social Issues • Tragedy


Reality is a Good Antedote, America, Take a Long Hard Look by Garrison Keillor


(March 10, 2022)
Who will be our Zelensky?…
Topics: Coping • Crisis • Dying and Death • Government • War


Responding to the Afghan Airport Terrorist Attack by James N. Watkins


(August 27, 2021)
How CAN we respond to such a heinous attack?…
Topics: Comfort & Consolation • Compassion • Coping • Dying and Death • Faith • Loss & Grieving • News • Religion • Terrorism


There are 3 more items for the category News & Current Events and the Coping topic...See the whole list


Sports & Recreation

 1 record found

Hoops Cancellation Withdrawal Disorder by Rusty Wright


(April 5, 2020)
Taking a lighter look at one of the casualties of the pandemic…
Topics: Basketball • Coping • COVID-19 • Crisis • Current Events, News • Faith • Humor • Popular Culture • Sports



Technology

 2 records found

The Lost History of the Electric Car from The Guardian


(August 21, 2021)
And what it tells us about the future of transport…
Topics: Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • History • Innovation, Invention, Creativity • Opportunity • Predictions & Forecasts • Science & Technology • Technology • Transportation • Trends


Coping with Technology by Barbara Greenleaf


(September 25, 2020)
Technophobes are born, not made…
Topics: Coping • COVID-19 • Humor • Internet • Learning • Personal Issues • Technology



Travel

 1 record found

The Winter Blues Has Got Me Bad, Mama by Garrison Keillor


(January 25, 2024)
And then I went South to get some warmth and while there I had a brilliant idea, my first in a long time…
Topics: Coping • Depresson • Optimal Aging • Seasons • Travel



Trends

 1 record found

New Storm Rising by Richard Bergstrom


(October 2, 2021)
When the cold front of demographics meets the warm front of unrealized dreams…
Topics: Change • Coping • Demographics • Trends