Personal Improvement

By taking ownership of your downsizing experience, you will invest in the process and feel more positive about the outcome. Even if your family is involved in helping you make the transition, you should do whatever you can to work together to make the experience yours. If necessary, get help from a moving company you trust. Stay organized by creating a system for going through your items, and consider sketching out a floor plan for furniture placement. ...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the library is offering a new free service, Words on Wheels, to adult residents of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District which includes Cleveland, Bratenahl, Newburgh Heights and Linndale. ...

If you resist making New Year's resolutions because you fear they set you up for failure, consider the alternative. If you continue to try, you cannot fail. If you fail to try, you’ve failed already. What feels like failure is often just a curve in the road. Stay with it. You’ve already made some progress. Don’t lose ground. Head into the new year with hope. If at first you don't succeed, you know the rest! ...

The weather outside is frightful, so what will make staying in shape delightful? If you put your bike away with the first dusting of snow, you already can feel the loss of some strength in your legs. And, when spring rolls around again and you want to roll out onto your bike, you might feel you’re at ground zero. Here are a few ways to prevent that loss, get into a new routine, and maybe even come out stronger than when you went in! ...

Today we examine the stages of the career continuum, including a lifeline exercise that illustrates the RLT/career continuum interplay. You can conduct a personal lifeline exercise to identify a consistent theme along your path. What theme or pattern can you identify that connects your education, interests and work experience? ...

It's a common myth of aging that the brain lacks the ability to grow new neurons after childhood or adolescence. Our brains do not know our age! Exposure to new information in an enriched environment is key to spark neurogenesis, the growth of new neurons. Brain health is 70% lifestyle and 30% genetics. Tips to promote neurogenesis and a brain-healthy lifestyle include a healthy diet, physical exercise and natural movement, limiting alcohol consumption and smoking, and meditation. ...

Digital literacy is not only about video calls or social media. Its ability to help us make emotional connections is one very important benefit for the social creatures that we are. ...

The single most important benefit of digital literacy is the communication options it provides for maintaining emotional connectedness despite physical distancing. ...