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1 year ago

Ageing in Place in Canada, thinking about being safe, caring for others

Royce Shook · Staying financially secure · Understanding and planning for future expenses and staying informed about available income sources will help you maintain your desired standard of living. · Income sources may include personal retirement savings and investments, private and public pen ...

1 year ago

Pic de Jour

Jim Murray · We have a place in my town called Sunset Beach. This will give you an idea why it's called that. If you stare at it long enough, you might see a windswept ghost riding an eagle.

2 years ago

Should you age proof your house?

Royce Shook · Maybe my wife and I are in denial. We've been talking about ageing, and I have thought about whether or not we should prepare to age in place by getting our home ready for the possibility that we might suffer an age-related disability. · My wife from time to time has issues with ...

2 years ago

SCAN DE JOUR:

Jim Murray ·  I have always liked to photograph fruits and vegetables. I don’t actually remember where I shot this. Could have been any one of a lot of places. Just like the way things were arranged. Naturally good compositions.

2 years ago
2 years ago

Post from Jim Murray

Jim Murray · The Future of The Republican Party: The bright stars of the party are out on tour. But the strange thing is that very few people are interested. I think it's the fear of chronic projectile vomiting that would set in after prolonged exposure to all their revolutionary new ideas to ...

2 years ago

Post from Jim Murray

Jim Murray · Pic de Jour; Another one from my mannequins collection. They keep popping up all over the place.

2 years ago

Post from Jim Murray

Jim Murray · Pic de Jour Chautauqua NY. One of my favourite places in the world.

2 years ago

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4 years ago

Carry me away

Royce Shook · Do you ever get carried away? If so - ask yourself this: · "Who does the carrying?" · Do you get carried away by other people? Do you get swept up in their ideas, their plans, their enthusiasm? Or do you get carried away by yourself? · It is far to easy to be carried away by o ...

4 years ago

Transitions to retirement or anything new 1

Royce Shook · We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore. Anonymous · I had not heard the term liminal space until a few days ago and I was enchanted by the concept. The word liminal comes from the Latin word limen, meaning threshold, any point or plac ...

4 years ago

The United States of Aging Survey National Findings 2

Royce Shook · Ageing in Place · Older Americans are striving to age in place, despite physical and economic difficulties in some cases. · Nine in 10 seniors intend to continue living in their current homes over the next five to 10 years. · Leading reasons for wanting to stay in their current ...

5 years ago

November is caregivers month, did you know?

Royce Shook · I give workshops on care for the caregivers as well as advocacy for patients and they fill an important role for those charged with caring or advocating for those who need extra help. This post was a result of reading a post by "A Place for Mom" who provides and · honours family ...

5 years ago

Helping your parents to move out of the family home

Royce Shook · There are some big events within the lifetime of a senior citizen, and few will compare in terms of the tremendous act of moving your parent moves out of their home into an Assisted Living or Residential Care facility.  It’s a surprisingly emotional call.  If your mama and pop ar ...

5 years ago

Looking for love in all the wrong places

Royce Shook · Sometimes having more fun and being happier comes from looking for another or for ourselves in crazy, new places; instead of waiting for people to come to us. Life is an adventure and one where it is sometimes difficult to go back. We need to look for fun, and excitement not wher ...

5 years ago

Have you ever caught someone's eye?

Royce Shook · So bad, it's funny · A man is dining alone, in a fancy restaurant and there is a gorgeous redhead sitting at the next table. He has been checking her out since he sat down but he lacks the nerve to talk with her. He is deciding on how to get his courage up and is just about ready ...

5 years ago

Keep your sense of humour

Royce Shook · When I had my Knee Surgery, I fell twice in the hospital as a result of reactions to the drugs they were giving me for pain. One of my friends, who knew that I had fallen was telling us that his wife had her hip surgery and she fell at home when she was recovering. She had a urin ...

5 years ago

My get up and go has got up and went

Royce Shook · Here is a great poem on aging from http://www.dennydavis.net/poemfiles/aging2b.htm · How do I know that my youth is all spent? · Well, my get up and go has got up and went, · But in spite of it all I am able to grin. · When I think of the places my get up has been. · Old age is ...

6 years ago

Leading Outside the Rules: Corporate Culture and the Smell of the Place

Jim Taggart · All organizations have rules, policies and procedures, regardless of whether they’re in the public, private or not-for-profit sectors. This can be called, for want of a more sexy expression, the “formal” organization. Companies and governments have been guided by formal organizat ...

6 years ago

"No... I'm good... I've got it... I can take it from here."

Graham🐝 Edwards · I suppose I simply want to pose this question... "Considering you didn't know how to do it in the first place and needed help, why would you believe you know what to do next?" The question isn't to anyone in particular — although I suspect you may have asked or been asked this qu ...

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