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   Wow! Where do I begin? I don't have a lot of time to this will be a quick blog. I just wanted to write a few words about our amazing trip to the UK. First of all, many thanks to John and all the people from Sing Live UK who gave us such a...

As we grow we learn how to read, to write, drive a car, and how to vote. We never learn how to be old. We never think of being old. And yet, becoming old is a natural turn of events in every person's lives.We all know we will, ( unless we die), get...

As we grow we learn how to read, to write, drive a car, and how to vote. We never learn how to be old. We never think of being old. And yet, becoming old is a natural turn of events in every person's lives. We all know we will,unless we die, get old!...

Many years I sat down to write my goals for the year and resolutions. The word resolution by definition means to resolve something like a problem or it’s a decision to do something, something that hasn’t been done before. I also could mean...

After I started blogging a year or so ago, I made it a point to seek out other blogs and read them.  I wanted to know what others in cyberspace were talking about.    As a veteran journalist and author, I pay very close attention to...

I am at a point  where I want to write stories, besides  filming them, and verbalizing.  The latter, is the least important to me, because my talking skills are not par with my cinematograph attempts.  The most difficult...

Ouch! That Word Hurt!   By Deedra Hunter, M.S., LMHC             I have never had sticks and stones hurled at me but- words?  A half century ago it was called “teasing” and no one paid...

Creating Positive Change in spite of Crisis  By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach   Change... it is a part of life that we don’t like to face.  Oh we may speculate on what it would be...

I went to an ashram once many years ago.  I had to be there for a whole month in order to get a yoga teaching certificate.  At the end of our program, we would be tested, both with a written exam and then presenting an entire one-hour yoga class...

Yesterday when my 21-month-old grandson came home from daycare, he ran right over to me and gave me a hug.  Now granted, he could only reach my knees but it was definitely a big bear hug!  He does it quite often as a matter of...

I've always gotten along with kids. Years ago, before I became qualified to be considered of grandfather age, many of my girlfriends had children. I used to tell them things while driving along, like, "Do you see that apartment complex over there,...

Proceed with caution. I know what I'm talking about. I've done my research. I've been to nearly every 50-plus nook and cranny of cyberspace and let me tell you… This one is way out of the ordinary. Here are some of the reasons that stand out right away....

“Et Tu, Brute?”These are the words of Caesar after he realizes his best friend and confidante was a party to his assassination, as written in Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy. Translated, this phrase means, “You too,...

Thirty years have passed and we have hardly noticed. Our life together has been filled with love, some hot water, some cold water, a wee bit of tepid water and a whole bunch of adventures. We were packing again for another adventure. Another opportunity...

I once met with an Orlando FBI special agent with information regarding an unsolved murder case. I had been playing around with local authorities on another matter and something pertaining to that case crossed my path. Unfortunately, I didn't tell him...

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. Apparently, there's not a lot of hand clapping going on. Have you been in a bookstore lately? The happiness industry is smiling from ear to ear. There's Stumbling on Happiness, The Secrets of Happiness, In...

    I have had good storytellers, great conversationalists and naturally funny people tell me that they could never be a writer.  “And, why is that?” I ask.   “I'm not good enough,” is the usual...

When we think about the phrase, “bless you”, what immediately comes to mind is that someone has probably sneezed and, for some reason, we believe that offering them this comment brings some relief to their allergies or head cold or whatever...

As a member of the Growing Bolder team, we're always on the lookout for examples of ageism.  Many people call it the final great "ism" that this country needs to tackle.  Usually the type of things we come across involve jobs dumping highly...

Happy Friday, boys and girls.... Yes, I am going to write about the top 10 wines you've never heard, but that will follow this non commercial info-blurb about a buddy of mine... If you saw the previous blog on Umami ( the fifth taste), you may have...

Well, I just got back from a most wonderful 2 weeks away 'on tour' and I must say I am tired and still reeling from all the events! All 3 concerts were a real joy to do. The St. Paul United Church of Christ and...

In this corner … we have the men and women in the 55+ age category, representing the Villages Aquatic Swim Team. Wearing dark swim suits and yellow swim caps, the swimmers weigh in between 100 and 300 pounds, and come ready to rock. They cheer: "this...

  Dealing with Difficult Relationships Building Strength and Setting Boundaries   By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach     Do the closest people to you bring great joy or deep pain? ...

It hurt. It always did. I just got used to it. After all, isn't that easier than doing something about it? Anyway, who has time in their lives for distractions like medical ailments. But it wouldn't go away. In fact, it kept getting worse. I couldn't bend...

Follow your bliss! At age 61, I never thought I’d be living these famous words by Joseph Campbell. But when I realize that I’m doing the work I love from my home in the hills above a beautiful lake in New Hampshire, and that I’m sharing my life...

It happens almost every day. I get home from work, kick off my shoes, plop down in front of the television and I hear that unmistakable voice. He wants me to go swimming. My 13-year old son has waited all day for his dad to join him in the...

Go ahead, make my bed   I can tolerate most household chores, with the exception of one or two tasks, but am I really alone?? When my children were mere tiny-tots, the daily routine never bothered me nor interfered with my lifestyle. I...

Depression warning signs & understanding what to do about it     A special report from Dwight Bain & the LifeWorks Group of Counselors   Recently the Associated Press reported that long-time TV journalist Dick Cavett,...

We have been home for six weeks, so when I sat down at my desk this Saturday morning, I didn’t have a clue what to write but to write I must. We happily go on the road again on Wednesday and the April Blog must be uploaded to mcguinn.com.I could...

To say thank you to everyone who helped or contributed to “Learning Later, Living Greater,” I mailed about 85 copies of the book out.  Here are some of the comments.  It certainly is nice to read them.   Harry R. (Rick)...

No one's happier about America's weight problem than the $50-billion-a-year diet industry. That's why I've decided to write a diet book. I've done a little research and it should be pretty easy. After all, it doesn't have to work. 95% of all diets...