by Helen Lamanna, AdvisorAnalyst.com
Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have an excellent weekend!
Gray Divorce: Why Some Grandparents Are Calling It Quits | Psychology Today
Why is gray divorce on the rise? Older couples arenât staying put in marriages that no longer work and, people are placing more emphasis on their own fulfillment and marital satisfaction. Take, for example, Al and Tipper Gore, who met as high-school sweethearts. After a 40-year-long marriage, and four adult children, they decided to untie the knot.
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17 Best Benefits & Uses Of Pomegranate Juice (Anar Ka Ras) For Skin, Hair and Health
Pomegranates are also known to reduce high blood pressure (4). The juice reduces lesions and the inflammation of blood vessels in heart patients. It is a natural aspirin, which keeps the blood from coagulating and forming blood clots. It even acts as a blood thinner allowing for an unrestricted flow of blood through the body.
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20 Tough Truths About Life No One Wants to Admit
We will always be incredibly imperfect. â If you wait until youâre âperfectâ before you share your stories, ideas, talents, and gifts with the world, no one will ever hear from you.
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5 Money Moves To Check Off Your List Before 50
One benefit to being in your 40s is that youâve likely put those pesky student loan bills to bed by now and hit a good stride in your careerâwhich means you probably have some extra cash to funnel into your retirement savings.
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How to Be Happy: 25 Science-Backed Ways | Greatist
Since low levels of the nutrient have been linked to depression, soaking up a little bit of sun (weâre talking just 15 minutes per day) may lift your spirits both in the present and over the long term. Just make sure to slather on some sunscreen!
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25 ways to feel happier in the next 5 minutes - Happier
Be a good listener. Seeking out meaningful conversation is proven to improve your sense of well-being.
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How to Deal with the Narcissist in Your Life
You know this boss; you've probably had this boss. Heâor increasingly, sheâis the boorish, bullying, arrogant, blame-laying, credit-grabbing monster who haunts your days. You're not alone. According to one 2007 study by the polling firm Zogby International, 37 percent of all workers in the U.S. have at some point been bullied on the jobâor, a whopping 54 million people, when you calculate from a conservative estimate of the size of the workforce.
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6 tips for dealing with conflict |
Stop and ask, âWhy isnât this working?â At Mott Hall Bridges Academy, Lopez prioritizes time for face-to-face conversation. âI do check-ins,â she explains. âI create focus groups sometimes where Iâll gather with a group of teachers and ask them whatâs going on and what can we do to boost morale of the team, and I do the same for the kids. Iâll ask them âhow does this feel?â Then I hold myself accountable for how we need to make whatever proper considerations in the building to move forward.â
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