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The Days Earth Stands Still: The True Gifts of Christmas and New Year

This year 2022 is a Christmas to remember.  The greatest gift of all, and anyone will undoubtedly agree, is health. On Christmas and New Year, this means being able to spend time with family, friends, and extended relatives. It’s ironic how we take these iconic things for granted, like being more caring and spending quality ...

Hermann Rohr

Christmas and New Year's greeting.

How Will You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions in 2022?

A resolution is a formal decision to do or not do something. Many people follow the tradition at the beginning of making New Year’s resolutions with which they resolve to continue good practices, change undesired traits or behaviors, accomplish personal goals, or make other improvements to their lives or environment.  Resolutions are many and varied. Some people plan to change a bad habit , such ...

Katrina Hicks

Notepad with list for New Year's resolutions sits on a desk with a cup of coffee, a blue alarm clock, colorful rubberbands, and various colored markers.

9 Foods to Bring Health and Good Luck in the New Year

As the old saying goes, time flies, and as 2022 approaches, many people will be considering how to make changes for the New Year. Superstitious or not, the first day of the New Year may be a better time to stick to your wishes if you enjoy foods that bring good luck.  To celebrate the arrival of the New Year, people everywhere eat their traditional good ...

Helen London

Pot of pork chunks.