Are you willing to be passive about your own future? To surrender to the defeatism of “It is what it is …” when you don’t end up getting what’s most important to you? What are the dangers associated with NOT making a PLAN? * Scientists warn us
Today is International Peace Day. After 45 years of being a litigator in the courtroom, a law professor, a psychotherapist and a coach, I have come to prize the expression I’ve “re-appropriated” from a wonderful hero: “BE THE PEACE YOU WANT TO HAVE.” I value peaceful living so much that
When we are children, our main job is to learn about life — we observe the adults around us, go to school, and ask a million questions. But we never question our core job: learning how to be a person. When we become “older,” our main job is to ensure
When Jimmy Carter declared the first Sunday after Labor Day as “National Grandparents Day,” he spoke about the values and joys that grandparents could offer their families. I always fantasized what it would be like to have grandparents. I would see friends going to spend time with their grandparents
One of the greatest heartaches is losing the one who raised you. The sadness, anger, guilt and a flux over emotions seem to overtake you and it can be difficult to gain perspective. Here are 5 great tips from experts across the web on how to deal after a parents
The part of POParenting that is “caregiving” is knowing how to make the best of those precious years you have left with your aging loved ones and how to respectfully encourage your parents to do what will make them function optimally and feel good. And a part of life-long learning
Our blogs on loneliness have caused more reaction from our engaged POP Community than any other topic! So many of you have let us all know how challenging it is to stay content — let alone be happy — when you live in a world of loss. That’s a world
The Internet can be a blessing! It allows us to stay in frequent and personal touch with family and friends in a manner that’s virtually unprecedented in human history. Knowing how to navigate today’s Internet, a person can pay bills, find a well-recommended nearby restaurant, book travel arrangements and even find
A ground breaking study reveals evidence that marijuana’s component THC (tetraydrocannabinol) and other cannabinoids may actually promote the reduction of brain inflammation as well as result the removal of amyloid beta — a major component of “plaque” deposits — hallmarks of an individual’s having the dementia known as Alzheimer’s. Earlier