Topics & Perspectives
Delve into timeless philosophies, historical retrospectives, and life stories. Understand generational comparisons, engage in advocacy and philanthropy, and explore modern lifestyles for the mature audience.
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Mindful Volunteering: Why It’s Important
We work, and look forward to retirement. We retire, and celebrate our retirement. Then we try to figure out how…
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Saint Valentine Who?
“Valentine” was a common name in the ancient world. There were at least two revered men named Valentine who had…
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A Children’s House for the Soul
Empowering Children Affected by Skin Conditions and Birthmarks to Love the Skin They Are In Imagine you are a child…
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Missy Burton: Finding Passion and Beauty in Art and Life
When Missy Burton was five years old, her grandfather gave her a Polaroid camera. He was a photographer, and she…
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I was a Judge at the World Food Championships, Taking a Bite Out of Food Sport
The World Food Championship is the largest culinary competition on the planet, and it happened right here in Dallas this…
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It’s the Memory of the Person That Counts
When I was in high school, I would occasionally drop by my grandmother’s house for a chat. As we sat…
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Sharing Time and Recalling Memories of Kay
The soft breeze of an early fall evening blew over us. Sunlight slowly faded over the distant tree line. About…
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AWARE—Preparing Families for the Road Ahead
Cathy was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 48. How could this be? She was in the…
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We Are in Control of Our Learning
Pedagogy: The activities of educating, teaching or instructing For most of us, the typical paradigm of content-loaded, objective-driven, deterministic schooling…
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Genesis Women’s Shelter—A Safe Place to Heal
At Genesis Women’s Shelter, we know that domestic violence isn’t restricted to specific age groups. According to the National Council…
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From Hollywood to Africa—A Vision Becomes Reality
Many classic film enthusiasts and television fans know the names William Holden and Stefanie Powers for their acting endeavors. Some,…
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Loung Ung…Surviving the Killing Fields of Cambodia
*Top photo: Fields in Loung Ung’s family village ~ Loung Ung lived through the Communist control of Cambodia from 1975…
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Funding 4 Fido Gives a Voice to the Voiceless
Hundreds of thousands of animal’s flood Texas shelters every year. Many never know what a soft bed feels like, much…
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Easter Mysteries Revealed
As a child, I couldn’t understand why Easter never fell on the same date each year like Halloween, Christmas, or…
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Marie Kondo: Creating a Thrift Store Revolution!
Whether or not you are following the newest craze that is Marie Kondo’s wildly popular approach to tidying up, there…
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Martin Luther King Jr. & Anne Frank: Contemporaries with a Common Legacy
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would have turned 90 on Jan. 15. What would he think of what we’ve…
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