Articles filed under Anderson-Kleif, Susan
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Coyotes demonstrate we all need an ability to adapt to change
Jul 22, 2023 6:00 AM - My niece in suburban Denver took an amazing video of a mother coyote with five young pups strolling along the walkway behind her house in her backyard. Her house butts up against a wooded area. I suppose that's where they live!
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'Grow old with me' is such a wonderful, wistful sentiment
Jul 15, 2023 6:00 AM - Robert Browning wrote these beautiful words: Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made.
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Changing habits: If you're not Mr. or Mrs. Clean, accept help
Jul 10, 2023 6:20 AM - What if Mr. Clean were real and could swoop in and help you keep the house tidy? When you're grieving, the next best thing is to reach out for help with tasks you find too difficult.
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Don't let grief stop you from enjoying barbecues and fathers
Jul 2, 2023 8:39 AM - Here we are again, on the brink of July 4 -- usually a family-and-friends holiday. A parade and barbecue holiday. In many families, it's a holiday where the men do the cooking on an outdoor grill. It's the same for Father's Day, which was just last month.
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What is there to learn at a white elephant bingo party?
Jun 24, 2023 9:21 AM - Have you ever been to a White Elephant Bingo Party? A group of my friends were going and asked me to come along. Well, I hadn't played bingo since I was a kid, but these friends are fun so I thought, why not? And it was for a good charity.
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Learning about grief from personal experience
Jun 18, 2023 8:39 AM - It seems to me the great contemporary books on grief are by writers who have learned from their own experience. Then they realized what they learned resonated with others, so they wrote about it.
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Take a day off, enjoy a break from the bustle of life
Jun 11, 2023 8:55 AM - Days off gave me a little breathing space to be on my own, be with my dear Baheej, family and personal friends, or do something special. Everyone needs that time off.
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Daily readings can be quite uplifting, thought-provoking
Jun 3, 2023 7:00 AM - Many of us have a daily morning ritual of some sort -- a way to start the day on a smooth footing. I certainly do. I read a "message of the day" in one of my books that contains a short encouraging essay.
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Notice and go where the young, new things happen
May 28, 2023 12:57 AM - We have all heard that age is just "a state of mind." Or age is "just a number." Another factor is keeping up with the new trends, or at least being aware of them. I had such a chance recently and took it.
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Is a certain 'place' important to feel a loved one's spirit ?
May 20, 2023 6:00 AM - The first time I heard mention of someone who felt the spirit of a loved one being around, we were at a friend's house for dinner. I was a bit taken aback but think I managed to say something like, "That's wonderful, how do you know?" She said, "Oh, I can just feel it."
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