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All articles are written and copyrighted by Pat Landaker. Reprints and partial use by permission only.

All articles are written and copyrighted
by Pat Landaker.
Reprints and partial use by permission only.

Bumps in Your Road
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Who Put Those Bumps in Your Road?

Who put those bumps in your road? Take a look in the mirror. It’s you! Of course, you never imagined your family commitments, community activism, …

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What Have You Swept Under the Rug
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What Have You “Swept Under the Rug?”

“Swept Under the Rug” is the idiom for that bump that’s been under your rug for years. Yes, the one you continue to ignore, hoping …

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How Dare You Live Longer!

We may have to rephrase the famous greeting, “Live long and prosper” to “Prosper if you want to live long,” because eventually your longevity may …

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Splitting Hairs on Ageism

Nowadays, everyone’s on the bandwagon of ageism, as if the term and its meaning were just discovered yesterday. No one really spoke of ageism out …

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Even Kindness Needs Boundaries!

One of the most popular topics I teach is Setting Boundaries—but setting boundaries can be hard to do if you’ve made kindness the primary focus …

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What’s Your Age-a-Tude?

What’s Age-a-Tude? It’s your attitude about aging. It’s what aging means to you. It’s how you define aging. It’s how aging makes you feel. It’s …

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Are You Managing Your Emotions?

There’s one thing to understand about aging: It brings its own set of emotional, yet manageable shifts. As we age, we become both more accepting …

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February article 2023
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Welcome to the Village of Positive Aging

The Village of Positive Aging is a different kind of place because it’s ideal—a utopia where simply living is all that’s required for your positive …

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Are You Sustainable?

The word “sustainability” is usually associated with protecting the environment, but it can also apply to you and your life. How will you sustain the …

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December 2022
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The Gifts of Aging

We often forget about the gifts we received over the years—well, maybe not the big sparkly ones or even the life-changing ones. I’m talking the …

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Create a Holiday Giving Circle

Those days are upon us. You know… the ones filled with comfort and joy, family and friends, food and fun. But there are many Seniors …

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Squeezed Inside the “Sandwich Generation”

I wish Sandwich Generation was a cute term for those of us who grew up eating sandwiches for lunch. Unfortunately, in this context, it’s a …

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