There'll be no bier this year. The 2020 Cleveland Oktoberfest, set to take place Labor Day Weekend at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, is officially canceled due to the coronavirus. This marks the first cancelation in the event's 15-year history. Read on for compensation efforts underway.

My father was always warning me to watch my words. If I didn’t have anything nice to say, I should just bite my tongue. These timeless lessons regarding the negative and positive power of our words remain resonant — especially during the current pandemic, election season and recession. Everyone needs to be cut a little more slack and given a bit more grace than usual. Kindness over criticism wins the day.

It happens every once in a while to everyone — a frustrating day at work or a day at home when nothing goes right. What to do? What to do? Head out to your garden for some restorative “garden therapy!” Kneel down in a shady spot next to your garden and grab a handful of soil, squeeze and crumble. Mmmm. Feels good, releases tension and helps aerate the soil. But that's just the beginning. Garden blogger Donna Hessel has much more to share about the healing powers of your garden retreat.

The future can be uncertain. However, Social Security’s new Advance Designation program can help put you in control of your benefits if a time comes when you need a representative payee to help manage your money. Advance Designation enables you to identify up to three people whom you would like to serve as your potential representative payee.

In our weekly Pandemic Positivity posts, we're spotlighting local organizations that are helping us manage life during the COVID-19 crisis. One of the best resources is the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging. Their latest newsletter has advice for those having a tough time making mortgage or rent payments.

Is having an out-of-date will better than having no will at all? Not really. Where there's a will there's not always a way to ensure your money and possessions will go to those you had hoped would benefit.