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  PICKING A THERAPIST"Being in therapy is great," comedian Caroline Rhea once joked. "I spend an hour just talking about myself. It's kinda like being the guy on a date." It's not a bad analogy -- the dating one -- when you're setting out to find a therapist. You want someone with whom you can spend an hour week after week; someone with whom you can be vulnerable; someone you trust and respect. But a therapist plays a unique role in your life -- helping you identify and tackle points of more |
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Well, here we go again! Another year is upon us and still looking for a job.I know I am not alone here. I'm hoping to find a little "grama" type job. You know the one where I smile and answer the phone and transfer the call ?
Maybe a couple of hours a day. I still have to see my grandchildren, don't you know.
A couple of days a week I have promised to the gym. I just might be the youngest one there. Some days I feel like a little chick-a-dee. That's the gym where NO ONE has speedo's on. more
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Q: LOVE 'N LIFE: WIDOWED FOR A WHILE
DEAR "OH CAROL:"
I have been widowed since 2005. We were together for 27 years. I am lonely but not sure how to go about meeting new friends. How can I put myself back out there and still fill safe in my own skin?
A: DEAR WIDOWED FOR A WHILE:
My husband has something in common with ex-governor Jim McGreevey. Not only is he from New Jersey but he, too, recently came out of the closet...so to speak. In fact, it happened just this week.After a 23 year marriage followed by 23 blissful years as an incredibly happy divorcee, I had no interest in committing to another relationship – and certainly not to marriage. There were countless reasons I felt this way but high on my list was the fact that there are few pleasures I enjoy more than sleeping alone, sprawled out in my king size bed, without bumping into or being disturbed by another human. I love falling asleep on cool sheets that haven’t been warmed by someone else’s body heat.
That joy is only surpassed by the pleasure of waking up alone. I do not want to talk or hear sounds of any kind, including radio, TV and music, until at least a half hour after I’m out of bed. It’s during that time period people make the mistake
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