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Spring Cleaning Tip: Dispose of Old Computers Properly!
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Do you keep non-functioning electronics, hoping that some day you’ll figure out how to responsibly trash them? As if in honor of spring cleaning, Salon has published a hugely helpful article by Elizabeth Grossman on how to recycle toxic trash. Some manufacturers will take back their appliances. The EPA and other groups can guide you…
Fellow Caretakers Speak
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Thanks to all the readers who’ve shared their stories about caring for elderly or ailing family members. Kathryn, currently preparing to bid farewell to her dad, wrote this: We have decided to obey his every request right now, including letting him eat foods that he should not be eating for salt reasons. But, it’s that…
Hold Steady, Says the Buddhist Master
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“We don’t need to overcomplicate things with all sorts of wandering discursive thoughts, superstitions, doubts, and over-thinking everything. Be strong and straightforward within, have strong intention, and develop firm faith, devotion and inner conviction. What you decide to do, you can do; just keep practicing and learning.” — His Holiness the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa, head…
If I Ran the Zoo
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I’m not complaining. My father is staying in a pretty good hospital, but if I ran the zoo (a reference to that amazing Dr. Seuss book), man-oh-man, everything would be different. My ideal hospital would be a center for true renewal where colors, music, foods, and technicians would all contribute to the healing process. Could…
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