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Connie Mason Michaelis
Jul 5, 20172 min read
Planning A Future
Which statement is more powerful: Plan For The Future or Plan For A Future? I had a major paradigm shift when I thought about what a...
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Connie Mason Michaelis
Apr 30, 20172 min read
Are You a Grimalkin or a Cougar?
OK ladies, how about some fun! New word of the day, Grimalkin. If you already know this word, I hope you’ll write back and tell us. I...
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Connie Mason Michaelis
Apr 10, 20171 min read
Hope Abounds in the Spring
Can you imagine an alien from another planet arriving in Kansas now to see the beautiful green grass and blooming flowers? The...
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Connie Mason Michaelis
Feb 23, 20172 min read
Sad-sick or Healthy-happy, Final thoughts
Indulge me with one more personal editorial on the Harvard Study on aging. The head of the study George Valliant, although trained as a...
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Connie Mason
Feb 16, 20172 min read
Sick-sad or Well-happy Part 2
Can you imagine reading a full-page ad in the newspaper saying that a major scientific discovery has been made that will extend healthy...
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Connie Mason
Feb 9, 20171 min read
Sad-sick or Well-healthy Part 1
Have you been hearing about the Harvard Study on aging recently? It is back in the news and on the talk show circuit. It originated in...
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Connie Mason
Jan 11, 20172 min read
Does a Bathtub Solve the Problem?
Makes me shiver to think about it.
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Connie Mason Michaelis
Oct 30, 20162 min read
Class of 1966 Reunion
I just returned from my 50th class reunion. I have had this experience before when returning from a retreat or vacation; the feeling of...
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Connie Mason
Oct 23, 20162 min read
More About Stuff
In my previous blog, the topic of Stuff was directed to seniors moving into retirement living. I’ve addressed the overwhelming task of...
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Connie Mason
Oct 16, 20162 min read
Liberation From Stuff
Over my professional career I have had the privilege of working with thousands of Seniors in transition that are paralyzed by years of...
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Connie Mason
Sep 25, 20162 min read
Cousin Gretchen
I married in to a family with Cousin Gretchen. Tall tales and bigger than life reputation are all that I ever knew. She was a physician...
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Connie Mason
Aug 30, 20162 min read
Words Matter
I was listening to a podcast by one of my favorite authors and speakers, Dr Bill Thomas. His crusade is about successful, outrageous...
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Connie Mason Michaelis
Jul 22, 20162 min read
Homesick
Today’s researchers say that loneliness may be as detrimental to older people as cigarette smoking and high blood pressure! The...
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Connie Mason
Jul 7, 20162 min read
Death then Life
For this blog, I simply began to type. We'll see if my thoughts can not only be coherent but helpful. I'm sure it will help me to write...
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Connie Mason
May 31, 20162 min read
The Water We Swim in.
I recently heard a powerful expression, “We no longer recognize the water we swim in.” The context of the statement was failing to...
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Connie Mason
May 26, 20162 min read
Walking Home
A powerful quote from Ram Dass says, “We’re all just walking each other home.” The quote brings tears to my eyes. The mental picture of...
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Connie Mason
May 25, 20162 min read
Borrowing Brains
Woodrow Wilson said, “I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow.” What a smart man! That’s why people study and do...
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Connie Mason
May 18, 20162 min read
Geronda
What if someone called you, Geronda? Or if you are female, what if someone called you Gerontissa? I think it has a wonderful ring; it...
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Connie Mason
May 11, 20162 min read
The Value of Slow
In the book, ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’, author Rachel Joyce tells the fictional story of a man named Harold Fry that is...
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Connie Mason Michaelis
Apr 11, 20162 min read
Filial Piety
Are you familiar with the term filial (fi-lē-əl) piety? Years ago I was at the Dole Institute on Aging at the University of Kansas and...
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