SIXTY-EIGHT years ago I stopped being Lura Spears. Oh, if I could have known the future – I would have RUN back to the safety of my Mama’s arms! However, since I had just graduated from high school, after entering my senior year at age 15, I was certain that I was an adult and quite capable of making adult decisions ----- like getting married! Wrong again! I was book-smart … [Read more...] about Changing The Future
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Aging in a Mental Straightjacket
Some time ago I asked newsletter subscribers, "What kind of help do you need but are not finding in your quest to Put Old on Hold". One person replied, "How to stay young forever." Facetious answer? It doesn't matter. Let's be honest. Every woman (and probably every man) would like to look young as long as possible. While beauty is in the eye of the beholder, most would … [Read more...] about Aging in a Mental Straightjacket
What Can Go Wrong At The Drugstore?
Recently I found a book that caught my attention: Pharmacy Exposed: 1,000 Things That Can Go Deadly Wrong At the Drugstore, by Dennis Miller, R.Ph. Having spent most of my adult life working in a pharmacy, I know all about the "things" that can go wrong. Those "things" pharmacists talk about among themselves but I've never found a pharmacist willing to publicly go out on … [Read more...] about What Can Go Wrong At The Drugstore?
What Caitlyn Jenner And I Have In Common
On March 16, 2004, The Los Angeles Times published an article about school trustees who complained about a law regarding gender identity. According to The Times article, "The law requires schools' anti-discrimination complaint procedures to reflect the state's definition of "sex" as male or female, and gender as a "person's actual sex or perceived sex and … [Read more...] about What Caitlyn Jenner And I Have In Common
The Way Out Of Obamacare
When I get together with friends the conversation invariably goes to the cost of living and in particular, the number one gripe is the cost of health insurance premiums. Recalling the sight and sound of Obama on the campaign trail proclaiming that his pet … [Read more...] about The Way Out Of Obamacare
Spring Cleaning
All of us are familiar with the term ‘spring cleaning’. At that time, we want to ‘clear out’ all the unnecessary items we have ‘put back’, thinking we might be able to use these. We could also call it clearing the attic, but I am speaking of the attic of our minds. Just as we store unused items in an attic or another storage area, we also store the memories of painful words or … [Read more...] about Spring Cleaning
Something Wonderful Happens Today!
Emma Curtis Hopkins’ words may not be easy to hear and digest, but they are on point: “The world in which we live is the exact record of our thoughts. If we do not like the world we live in, then we do not like our thoughts.” I’m sure some are ready to disagree with that. "It never stops," a young woman once said to me after listing situations that were happening in her life … [Read more...] about Something Wonderful Happens Today!
Prehab—What And Why?
How often have you thought, “I really need to get into shape?” How often have you heard friends bragging about how often they walk or get to the gym or about how much weight they have lost? How often have you seen a commercial for a local fitness facility, or for Jenny Craig, … [Read more...] about Prehab—What And Why?
Good Stuff To Know March 2016
Study links irregular sleep schedules to adverse metabolic health in women *** Basic science disappearing from medical journals *** Starting age of marijuana use may have long-term effects on brain development *** Teen suicide: ADHD medication as prevention *** Higher dietary fiber intake in young women may reduce breast cancer risk *** Clip-on … [Read more...] about Good Stuff To Know March 2016
What I Am Passionate About
I am passionate about ignoring chronological age. I prefer to live my perceived age. If more women did this, there would be fewer little old ladies toddling around. I am passionate about eliminating "age" as a tool to discriminate - an evil still very much with us. I have heard so many disparaging remarks about presidential candidate Bernie Sanders concerning his advanced … [Read more...] about What I Am Passionate About