Old Testament Wisdom on Thanksgiving

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

Malachi 4:6 (the last line of the Old Testament)

HealthyLife Radio Interview

Please listen to my radio interview with Dr. Ed Poole of HealthyLife.net Radio.

New Product: The Personal Biography for $299

We have a new product called the Personal Biography. Retailing for only $299, it is a truly affordable personal history product that even your most stubborn clients can afford.

It takes a one hour phone interview (using a standard questionnaire) and up to 15 photographs and turns it into a simple but elegantly beautiful 8" x 8" hardcover book.

All production and interviewing is done from the central Priceless Legacy office. Client/subjects may review and revise their draft once. Layout choices are left to the company and the designs are much simplified.

This product answers the hole in our lineup for those who want a high quality, yet simple and affordable alternative to what we now call the Deluxe Life Story package.

Extra copies will cost $59.

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Thanks!

Happy Birthday Marines

Happy Birthday Marines!

When it comes to organizations that appreciate heritage and the infinite collective value of individual life story narratives, it is hard to beat the US Marine Corps. I am proud to have served and on this 234th anniversary of the Marine Corps founding, I salute all who have, will or are serving our nation.


The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!

Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945

Pioneer on Aging Studies has died

As director of the Center on Aging, Health and Humanities at George Washington University, Dr. Gene Cohen wrote about that "'summing up' phase of life that he said emerges most often from our late sixties into our eighties or beyond. In this phase, says Cohen, people are reexamining and assessing their lives, looking back not only at what happened but at what they learned from it. As 'keepers-of-the-culture, people who reach this phase begin to share their lessons and fortunes through autobiography and personal story telling, philanthropy, community activism, volunteerism and other forms of giving back.' They are also often motivated to develop creative new strategies for dealing with 'unresolved conflicts and unfinished business.'
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"Although some aspects of brain function decline with age, writes Cohen, the 'older brain is more resilient, adaptable, and capable than we thought.'
When we’re young, for example, we tend to favor one side of the brain over the other. In the second half of life we tend to integrate the hemispheres, essentially 'moving to all-wheel drive.' Autobiography, because it engages both sides of the brain, is like 'chocolate for the brain,' says Cohen.
Moreover, as we age, we have a stronger impulse to tell our life story. We may not tell that story any better than a younger person would, but we are more motivated to do so—not only because storytelling and reminiscence are part of the natural work of elders, but also because they 'become appealing ways of giving back—sharing what we have learned.' "

That's from McNees, The Beneficial Effects of Life Story and Legacy Activities (published in The Journal of Geriatric Care Management)

You can read Cohen's book,* **The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain. *Also available, free, online: Cohen, Gene D. “Ongoing Psychological Growth with Aging: Autobiography and The Summing Up Phase.” *International Reminiscence and Life Review Conference 2007: Selected Conference Papers and
Proceedings* (November 15-16, 2007, San Francisco, CA), pp* 33-39*.
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