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Coffee and Conversation–Take the Time to Talk. Bonus–You Benefit!
In today’s high tech world, I am “old school” and believe in the power of coffee and conversation. (I also tend to have a love-hate relationship with technology, so “old school” activities often suit me well.) There is a strong connection between positive relationships and our health. There are many interconnected parts to wellness—mental health and physical health (to put it very broadly) affect each other. As we get older and social schedules and interactions change, this becomes more and more prominent and relevant. Now that my kids are both in their 20’s, my activities are no longer as connected to theirs. (As a consequence, I don’t interact with my…
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Shabbat Morning Services are Good for My Health
I believe that attending Shabbat morning services is good for my health. Over the past few years, I have started attending Saturday morning Shabbat services more regularly. I go on my own. I do it by choice. There is no “reason” for me to attend except for the fact that I want to attend. I am at the stage of life where I am “between” major life events of family and friends. To my knowledge, there are no upcoming weddings, babies, or Bar or Bat Mitzvah celebrations on the calendar. I will go out on a limb and say that most of us as kids and even when getting older…
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Dear Gen-Xers:
Dear Gen-Xers: You are my target audience because we have something important in common. I would love for everyone to read and enjoy this blog, but, over the past few years, my personal goals and reasons for having this blog have been tweaked. My goals and reasons have not changed completely. They have just morphed and shifted a bit as life has progressed. Undoubtedly I want readers, but the primary reason I am doing the activities I write about is to help myself. By writing and sharing my “adventures” and experiences, I can hopefully help my fellow Gen-Xers along the way as well while giving much deserved credit to those…
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