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Coach John Wooden on true success

Do watch and listen to John Wooden's amusing speech, one of the most popular TED talks:

John Wooden on the difference between winning and success (video of TED talk). His frankness and deadpan humor  Read More 
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Baby Bigfoot on Ice (the power of a video story)

I first saw Jim Walsh's video tribute to his father at Video Share, a popular event at the annual Association of Personal Historians conference. Jim's video shows the power of combining old family photos with a moving narrative. If the video doesn't load below, click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SIr7ODvYRc&feature=share)




“Stories are secular prayers,” says Jim, who has also taught  Read More 
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Healthy food that isn't yucky

Years ago I tested health food cookbooks for a series for the Washington Post food section, and my family found most of the dishes pretty dreadful. More recently I've found some health-oriented cookbooks that contain really tasty and attractive recipes. I've also found some good sources of information on healthy eating. Start with: The New American Plate Cookbook, a good-for-you cookbook filled with delicious recipes from the American Institute for Cancer Research. I also love a harder-to-find single-issue magazine: Vegetarian Times Presents Healing Foods CookbookRead More 
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Purpose Prize: seniors in encore careers with social purpose

"The Purpose Prize®, now in its seventh year, is the nation's only large-scale investment in people over 60 who are combining their passion and experience for social good. The Prize awards up to $100,000 each to five people in encore careers creating new ways to solve tough social problems. Read More 
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Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder

Thanks to the Borehamwood Cancorder Club for this, which will bring a smile to many not necessarily wrinkled faces.



If for some reason this doesn't lead you to a deeply amusing video  Read More 
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The 'Stop All the Clocks' Song

If you saw the film "Four Weddings and a Funeral, you may remember the beautiful W.H. Auden poem, "Stop All the Clocks"? Nemo Shaw has set it to music. If I've done this right, you should be able to watch it here, thanks to the Songs of Loss and Grief site:

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Patriotic and military funeral music

More samples of musical selections suitable for funerals and memorial services, of which this is my favorite:
Ashokan Farewell (this beautiful song performed by Jay Ungar And Molly Mason With Fiddle Fever is from the album Songs Of The Civil War
Amazing Grace (choices range from bagpipe music, The King's Own Scottish Borderers Military Band) to a more lyrical version sung by Sarah Brightman Read More 
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Hymns and inspirational music for funerals

Listening to samples for these wonderful hymns and inspirational melodies will, I hope, help you plan your farewell or memorial services:
Abide with Me (Metropolitan Boys Choir)
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (The Joslin Grove Choral Society) Read More 
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Classical music for funerals and memorial services

More links to samples of possible numbers to play at funerals and memorial services. Today:
• Albanoni, Tomaso. Albinoni’s Adagio (London Philharmonic; composed as Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ by Remo Giazotto, based on a fragment of a tune by Albinoni found in the ruins of the Dresden State Library, which was destroyed  Read More 
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Great funeral music (popular songs)

By popular request, I have linked to samples of popular secular music I've recommended for funerals and memorial services. These often nostalgic songs thypically work because they evoke the life and times of the person being celebrated. They're good for a stroll down memory lane when you're alive, too.  Read More 
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