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FROM PAGE 14 about getting better in an area of our lives we may look at increasing prosperity, strength, or endurance. We may have a desire to improve our health, happiness, or relationships. What gets us excited may be our pursuit of expanding our knowledge, our network, or our security as we think about retirement. And maybe for some of us it’s about reducing or eliminating something in our life such as dropping weight, easing our stress, or getting rid of bad habits.

We don’t buy a gym membership, treadmill, Peloton, Tonal or home

Letter To The Editor

Don’t buy oil-gas hype

Oil and gas propaganda has convinced Coloradans that it makes up an immense amount of Colorado’s economy. Just a few weeks ago, a news article reported that oil and gas supports 300,000 jobs, when as the Colorado Fiscal Institute (CFI) report shows, the true number of oil and gas employees is around 20,000.

e Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) has approved drilling permits for over 5,600 new wells since Governor Polis was elected in 2018 and over 4,500 new wells since SB-19-181 passed. e Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) told me they are not authorized to deny a permit approved by the COGCC, so the CDPHE cannot do anything to protect public health.

e governor thinks the state is making a great deal of money from O&G. It is costing his taxpayers billions of dollars in healthcare for those impacted by the toxins, to

Information on how to obtain in-depth, free, one-on-one counseling will be presented. ere are options available to older adults to help obtain suitable housing Lehl will provide an overview of reverse mortgage lending including the pros and cons of using this type of loan. Reverse mortgages can be used to create additional retirement funds and to eliminate mortgage payments.

Some older adults wish to age in place and some want to explore a di erent lifestyle, whether in a ordable senior housing or a multigen- gym equipment because of what it is or the brand, we make that investment because we have a desire to look di erent and feel di erent, the sizzle. We don’t give of our time to support a charity because we feel a sense of obligation or we have to, we give of our time because we realize that as much as we give, we receive tenfold in return from a sense of grati cation as we see the results of our e orts in the smiles of those who we help, and that’s our sizzle. Whether you run a business, lead a sales team, are a salesperson yourself, or if you are part of a not-forpro t organization, a committee, or in some way tasked with seeking volunteers, remember to sell the sizzle and not the steak. erational community. It is good to have options! e Douglas County Housing Partnership (DCHP), a multijurisdictional housing authority, was formed in 2003 as a cooperative e ort between businesses and local and county government. e DCHP operates with nancial support from the jurisdictions of the City of Lone Tree, the Town of Castle Rock, the Town of Parker, the City of Castle Pines, and Douglas County as a political subdivision and public corporation of the State of Colorado. Information is available at https:// douglascountyhousingpartnership. org.

This column is hosted by the Senior’ Council of Douglas County. The

When you are making the decision to buy something or get involved in supporting a great cause, do you make the purchase or decision on what it is or on how it can impact you personally? I would love to hear your sizzle story at gotonorton@gmail. com, and when we can remember to tune into WIIFT, it really will be a bet- group’s motto is Living Well/Aging Well. Meetings are generally the first Thursday of the month at various locations in Douglas County and are open to the public at no charge. Is there a topic you’d like addressed in the future? Please get in touch. Seniors’ Council invites older adults to get involved and to keep learning. ter than good life.

For more information and program updates, visit www.douglas. co.us/community-services, email DCSeniorLife@douglas.co.us, or call 303-663-7681. Some meetings are available virtually. Please check the website for current information and links. You may request our electronic newsletter First Friday Update by email. Connect on Facebook at facebook.com/MyDougCoSeniorLife.

Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.