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People establish trusts for many different reasons. Some for the management aspects to make sure their assets will be properly invested and not squandered away by a spendthrift child or spouse. Others establish trusts to make sure that if sued, their assets are protected from the claims of a creditor. A careful parent or grandparent may establish a trust to provide an … [Read more...] about Is Your Trust Still Fulfilling Your Objectives?

Let’s explore How to Have a Youthful Walk, Secret Number Two!  Here’s what we mentioned in the first article:  One of the healthiest exercises we can do is to walk, and yet there’s a problem: Most older people walk like they’re much older than they are.  And yet there are other older people, the same age, who walk like they’re young.  Why?

In the second article in … [Read more...] about How to Have a Youthful Walk: The Second Secret

As we continue the journey of our lives, we are often slowed down or stopped by negative feelings that can overwhelm us. We might believe that we are helpless in resolving painful situations. This can take us further so that we also become hopeless. The combination of these feelings can destroy us - if we allow this to happen.

That is right; we don’t have to allow … [Read more...] about Our Ememies Within

Losing It

If losing weight and keeping it off was easy everyone would be thin and there would be no such thing as the weight loss industry.

As many women and men will attest however long-term weight loss can be fiendishly difficult and for some people seemingly nearly impossible. Why this is so is a conundrum which is still only partially … [Read more...] about Obesity: The “New Normal” Part Three

People might say there’s a lot to complain about these days, and so it’s been throughout history. How’s that working for you and for all of us so far? 

We all complain aloud at times. Does it count as complaining if we do it silently to ourselves? Yep. And we’re likely guiltier of this silent “complaint-athon” activity than complaining aloud because of how many … [Read more...] about What’s There to Complain About?

The mantra of our libertine culture is, “It’s my body – don’t tell me what I can or cannot do to it or with it.” Sounds good but when it comes to treating cancer, apparently the government has the primary say about what you can or cannot do to or with your body.

Want to try an unapproved cancer drug? The government says you can’t have it. Not because … [Read more...] about “It’s My Body, So Leave Me Alone”

In past years, when I worked in various offices, I didn’t mind all the ‘paperwork’; I did it with confidence and got it done. I also did all the ‘paperwork’ involved in keeping the home running smoothly. As far as I am concerned, I have done my share of paperwork! Why can’t someone else do it now? That isn’t happening; at age 82, I am … [Read more...] about Paperwork

Most pre-retirees make sketchy plans or no plans at all for HOW they intend to find satisfaction living an extra 30 years in retirement. Some try to plan financially but that’s where the planning ends. Until now, little truly comprehensive help has been available to guide pre-retirees as well as those already retired in creating a future that is more … [Read more...] about Shifting Gears to Your Life and Work After Retirement