“Why are you anxious? You have nothing to be anxious about!” If you have ever experienced anxiety, odds are you may have heard this before or may have thought it about yourself. You know you are anxious but cannot pinpoint the reason why. Since you cannot pinpoint the reason, you assume there must not be one, that your anxiety is misplaced. However, if you are anxious there is always a reason for it.

In the first part of the 20th century, the average life expectancy was only 45 years. Today the average life expectancy has increased to 78.6 years. Our sense of control over our lives is the key in determining whether we just add years to our life or we add life to those years.

It is always important to reconnect with your loved ones during the holidays, no matter what holiday you celebrate. This is especially true when we think about our loved ones in long-term-care settings or who cannot travel outside of their home.

With 2021 just a month away, it’s time to start thinking about those New Year’s resolutions and a perfect time to re-evaluate your personal fitness goals. If you’re a novice runner, an advanced runner, or even a member of a local gym, the approaching New Year is a great time to set short- and long-term goals for yourself. Whether it’s for weight loss or to improve your 5K run time, personal goals will keep you on track. Here are five tips for maximizing your resolutions this year:

Another holiday season is upon us, and that means it’s time to spend a small fortune on gifts, spend untold hours baking holiday treats, wrap a truckload of presents, transform your home into the perfect winter wonderland, and entertain like Martha Stewart on steroids (safely masked and socially distanced, of course), all while balancing your regular responsibilities of work and family.

After so much darkness these days, including COVID-19, the rancorous elections, social distancing, quarantining, loss of jobs, businesses closing, and so much more, I am looking forward to the holidays where we are once again reminded about the spiritual aspects of our lives where we can turn to our faith to find solace and hope for the future. We seem so mired in the fear of these past several months that it is time to come out of the darkness and look to the light. I love to think of us, all of us, the way Jesus speaks of us in the Gospels: We are the light of the world. He says that he is the light of the world and we too can be just such a light by being and doing good.

At the Meriwether Lewis Campground on the Natchez Trace, RVing neighbors came over to ask about our Roadtrek, where we had been, and where we were going. They invited us to see their new motor coach, share some wine and hors d’oeuvres, and continue the conversation.

In the first part of the 20th century, the average life expectancy was only 45 years. Today the average life expectancy has increased to 78.6 years. Our sense of control over our lives is the key in determining whether we just add years to our life or we add life to those years.

Mrs. Jones has been able to see her family periodically due to the implementation of outdoor visitation. At times her assisted living had to pause the visits due to smaller outbreaks of COVID-19 in the community and among staff and residents.

“Sleep is the best pill you can take for what ails you,” said my now-retired neurologist when I told him that my injectable medications were causing muscle pain. I wondered if he could prescribe a medication for it.