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12 A NEW CHAPTER—
Nexus for Consciousness, Healing and Hope
20 NOURISH THE HEART
Foods That Promote Cardiac Healing
16 LOVE IN THE PRESENT MOMENT
Mindfulness for Couples
18 HEART-HEALTHY KIDS
Setting a Course for Cardiovascular Wellness
22 RHYTHMS OF THE HEART
Improving Mood With Vagus Nerve Toning
25 BRUCE CRYER on His Love Affair With the Heart
26 BABY STEPS TO LIVING GREENER
Tips for Lowering Toxins in the Home
28 WHOLE FOODS FOR DOGS AND CATS
Human-Grade Meals for Our Furry Best Friends
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79 Is the New 60
Thismonth I was blessed to have reached a milestone in my life—a 79th birthday. It was hard for me to look in a mirror at 70 and accept that number, and today it’s not that much easier. I know that acceptance is a key to running a smoother life and a contributing corner stone of a well-balanced personality, but 79! I still feel 30-something.
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Years ago, a favorite college course on “Interpersonal Communications” introduced me to Looking Out, Looking In, a self-discovery view of how to develop and fit into a moral society. I’m happy to report to myself that at 79, looking out at the world, I still feel like a kid. I’ve had to learn a lot the hard way and I’ll always be a work in progress—working on the inside and caring about the outside. But the gratitude I feel to have reached this milestone is enormous. Life has been good to me, and I hope that continues for a long time. With good health, hitting 100 sounds terrific.
Along the way, I’ve become aware of a few things. I wish I could have known these things 55 years ago, for my sake, as well as for my children (ages 53 to 20), but I needed life to teach me what is really important. Here is only a small sample of what I discovered when I started paying attention.
Smile often, society needs it | Believe in yourself, and take good care of you | Don’t judge others; you do not have that right | Be real, be you, be honest | Treat all people with respect | Risk Love | Always take Full Responsibility for yourself | Accept life as it is delivered to you | Be humble | Question what needs to be questioned | Remember being right is, not always that important | Make mistakes | Take Help others | Be grateful; every day is a gift | Stand for something | Hug a lot of people, especially your family | Know your human rights | Have empathy | Watch what you eat, I still believe it is key to good health | Learn to meditate | Make a difference in the world | Live with passion | Nurture your soul |Be a lifelong learner, saver, and memory maker for yourself, and your family | Chill out. Worry will never put another day on your life | Remember “It is not what you know in life that is important; It is what you do with what you know that matters.”
Learning that I was responsible for my own happiness has been one of my life’s great lessons. I was always looking for someone to fix me, to make me feel better, happier. I wanted someone else to make life softer, easier but that was just a dream. I should have been looking in rather than looking out. Today I know that “I am responsible for me,” for my thoughts, behaviors, actions, and decisions. Once I finally learned that, I realized that I wouldn’t have it any other way because it also means that you are responsible for you, and I do not have to shoulder that responsibility.
So I’m glad that 79 is the new 60. I still have time to develop, learn and grow, and make progress in my life’s wonderful journey.
With peace, love and laughter,
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Holistic Health and Healing Expo
Natural Awakenings is excited to bring their ultra-successful Holistic Health and Healing Expo to the Philadelphia Main Line on April 2. Free and open to the public, this preeminent natural wellness, spiritual and green living event will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will be held at The Inn at Villanova University, in Radnor. In addition to inspiring workshops and expert speakers, attendees of this empowering expo can expect hundreds of vendors and practitioners to be on-hand offering an amazing array of products, treatments and the latest cutting-edge approaches in natural health, spiritual and sustainability.
Join with other like-minded individuals for a day of fun and inspiration learning about the newest trends in holistic health, spiritual practices and green living. Whether relaxing with some personalized therapies, angel card readings, reiki treatments or discovering new pathways to wellness for the whole family—from kids to pets—or finding that one-of-a-kind special gift, transformative experiences await all under one roof. With delicious and healthy food and snacks available, be sure to bring friends and family and spend the entire day.
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