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In Loving Memory
Charles Ray Johnson
S u n r is e : F eb. 2 2 , 1943
S u n s e t: O ct. 3 1 ,2 0 1 2
F in a l R e s tin g P la c e : T ahom a N ational C em etery, K ent, W ash.
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be m ore apt to relax and enjoy the
season. People have different lev
els o f needs so pay attention to your
ow n unique circum stances.
U n d e rw o o d ,
c o n tr ib u to r
to 4. G ive y o u rself perm ission to have
T h e G o o d N e w s A b o u tA g in g .c o m , m ore control in y o u r life. Y ou d o n ’t
healthy aging blog, says unrealistic have to say ‘y e s ’ to every holiday
perceptions and exp ectatio n s are invitation o r request.
com m on this tim e o f year, but you 5 . T im e m anagem ent is very im por
can m ake practical changes that al tant for reducing stress. F orexam ple,
T he holiday and w inter season low you to feel less stressed and let som e o f your children or g ran d
can be a tim e o f w arm th, celebration more relaxed.
children prepare holiday m eals, bake
and jo y . But, it can also be a bit
Kick the holiday blues and join cookies o r help decorate the house.
w istful for m any o f us Portlanders. in the season's festivities with these 6 . Share responsibilities. A sk for
As the days grow shorter and darker seven tips.
help. D eleg ate h o lid a y task s so
and cold w eather forces people in 1. T ake care o f y o u rself by eating y o u ’re not o v erstressed w ith d ead
doors, som e m ay find them selves right. People tend to skip m eals, eat lines.
feeling em pty, lonely and low -ener on the run, and eat m ore sugar d u r 7. D o n ’t have unrealistic ex p ecta
gized.
ing the holidays. M anage stress by tions about w hat you can and c a n ‘t
N euroscience researcher, M ark m anaging y o u r health.
do d u ring the holidays. G ive y o u r
2. G ive y o u rself perm ission to feel self cred it for w hat you can do and
a m ix o f em otions during the h o li recognize y o u ’re not su p er hum an.
days. M ost people feel an ebb and W hen you do, y o u ’ll have a m ore
flow o f em o tio n s throughout the en jo y ab le holiday season.
year but often m ore so during h o li
A s French au th o r and p h iloso
days because it is a season that pher A lbert C am us ônce put it, “In
evokes m em ories o f the past.
the depth o f w in ter I finally learned
3 . It is okay to spend tim e taking that there w as in m e an invincible
care o f yourself. W hen you do, y o u ’ 11 sum m er.”
Kicking the Blues
Some practical
changes to fell
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