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		<title>The Secrets of Communicating with Adult Children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The elders have a piece of advice about adult children: Don’t interfere in their lives and wait for them to come to you for advice. But when that happens, what are good ways to communicate? Some suggestions from older parents.]]></description>
		<link>http://legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/2013/05/the-secrets-of-communicating-with-adult-children/</link>
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		<title>Advice to Graduates &#8211; From a Pretty Cool 91-Year Old</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It's college graduation season and a great time for advice to graduates from a wise elder.]]></description>
		<link>http://legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/2013/05/advice-to-graduates-from-a-pretty-cool-91-year-old/</link>
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		<title>Faith &#8211; and Poetry &#8211; at the End of Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Peggy, 89,  found her religious faith to be an enormous help when her husband, Larry, died suddenly several years ago. And she found release for her sorrow in writing poetry.

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		<link>http://legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/2013/04/faith-and-poetry-at-the-end-of-life/</link>
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		<title>Child-rearing: More than Just Making Them Happy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The elders I interviewed in the Legacy Project raised over 3,000 children and have watched their own offspring rear grandchildren. One thing firmly they believe is that child-rearing is more than just making your children happy. 
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		<link>http://legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/2013/04/child-rearing-more-simple-than-you-think/</link>
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		<title>More Advice about Overcoming Worry: From our Readers!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our readers give some of the best advice around. Here are some great ideas in response to a recent post about how to avoid worrying too much. ]]></description>
		<link>http://legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/2013/04/more-advice-about-overcoming-worry-from-our-readers/</link>
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		<title>Sensible Elder Lessons about Money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I find myself thinking: Whatever happened to good sense? When it comes to money, the elders offer advice that is, well, sensible. They came from a generation of savers, re-users, and careful consumers. Here's 91-year old Betty's advice for financial well-being.

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		<link>http://legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/2013/04/sensible-lessons-about-money/</link>
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		<title>Worry Wastes Your Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What do older people regret when they look back over their lives? I asked hundreds of the oldest Americans that question, and I was unprepared for the answer they often gave: "I wish I hadn't spent so much of my life worrying."

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		<link>http://legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/2013/04/worry-wastes-your-life-2/</link>
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		<title>Learn to Be Grateful</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“An attitude of gratitude” is an expression that popped up frequently among the elders. Research shows that promoting a feeling of gratitude can lead to improved psychogical well being. These lessons from the elders can help motivate you in that direction."]]></description>
		<link>http://legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/2013/04/learn-to-be-grateful/</link>
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		<title>It Comes Down to Choices: Wanda&#8217;s Advice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wanda, 83, learned that life is based on a series of choices. She advises you to plan, and not just "float merrily along."]]></description>
		<link>http://legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/2013/03/it-all-boils-down-to-choices-wandas-sound-advice/</link>
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		<title>Learning to Live in the Moment: Why Not Do It Now?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[John MacGregor, 70, lived much of his life looking toward the future, striving in his distinguished academic career. His lesson is to learn to live more in the moment. He learned this in his sixties, but suggests younger people learn it sooner.

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		<link>http://legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/2013/03/learning-to-live-in-the-moment-why-not-do-it-now/</link>
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