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Forrest Gump is without adoubt one of my favoritemovies. I must have seen it a hundred times and yet stillenjoy it. Forrest was a simpleman whose nave nature led

him to make wise observations.One of my favorite scenes iswhen Forrest and LieutenantDan are in the hospital. In a fitof anger Lt. Dan, whose legswere both amputated, pullsForrest down on the floor.Forrest had saved Lt. Dans lifewhen he was wounded, but Lt.Dan insisted he was supposedto die on the battlefield justlike the rest of the men in hisfamily had done in previouswars. Because Forrest savedhim he believed that he wasrobbed of his destiny. He ends

by telling Forrest, Look at me.I use to be Lt. Dan Taylor.Upon hearing this Forrest looksat Lt. Dan and makes a power-ful statement, stating the obvi-ous when he says, You still areLt. Dan.

We live in a periodwhere we, individually and asa nation, have lost touch withour identity, who we reallyare! We have gone from anation built on We to onefocused on self. Our enemieslaugh at us and encourage usto continue along these paths

for they know that it tender-izes us and prepares us to beconsumed. The majority of the ad campaigns focus on twothings: fear and greed. Thefear of not keeping up withthe Jones and the attitudeof greed that says I deservethis!

So whats the answer?How do we make sense of allthe noise coming our way?When your identity iswrapped up in what others tellyou who you are and what

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Wayne Elks Special ChildrensCommittee will hold a WinterWonderland Saturday January 17 at7:30pm. Music for dancing by DJEldon. Event chaired by Dennis OBrien. For reservation and more infor-mation call Joyce at 973-956-8956.Donation is $30.

Comedy Night at Shomrei Torah is anight of laughs featuring critically-acclaimed, crowd-pleasing comedians onSaturday, January 17. Doors open at7:30pm for cocktails and show begins at8:00. Tickets-$40 per person includescomedy show, hors doeuvres & dessert.Beer and wine available for purchase.RSVP to 973-696-2500 or [email protected]. Tickets will be availableat the door. All are welcome.

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Wayne Elks Auxiliary will hold Bunco

Night on Sunday, January 18. Doorsopen at 1:15pm. Games begin at 2pm.Donation is $7 and includes admission,coffee, tea, and dessert.

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Join The Book Thief movie viewingand book discussion at the ChabadCenter, 194 Ratzer Road, on MondayJanuary 26 from 11:30am-1pm. Theevent will include brunch, social timeand viewing the film with discussion tofollow. Please call 973 694-6274 oremail [email protected] or regis-

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Wayne Elks is hosting a Super Bowlparty on Sunday, February 1 hosted bythe bar committee. There will be two TVs and a covered dish buffet. Bringyour favorite dish to share. Covercharge is a $14 donation per personand includes hot dogs with fixings,baked beans, coffee, tea, dessert,beer, wine, and soda. Call Joyce at973-956-8956 for reservations anddetails.

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Wayne Elks Auxiliary will hold aSweetheart Dance on Saturday,February 7 starting at 7:30pm. Thespecial menu is by Chef Bob Fisher andmusic by DJ Jerry. For a ticket callJoyce at 973-956-8956.

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The Wayne Chapter of UNICO National wants you to Re-Discover Your ItalianHeritage on Sunday February 8 from2-5pm at the Pompton Falls Fire Dept #3, 130 Jackson Avenue, Wayne. Thereis no cost to attend but a reservation isrequired and attendance is limited. Thedeadline for making reservations isFebruary 1. To reserve your spot ormore info, call Steve Calantone,President of the Wayne Chapter ofUNICO at 862-668-8682 or email [email protected].

Around theCommunity...The Community Food Box Program isat St. Michaels Episcopal Church, 1219Ratzer Road. The boxes contain a greatselection of quality frozen food that isdelivered on site each month, for pick

up, at very inexpensive prices. There ar8 different selections of boxes to pur-chase. For more information and toreceive a menu call 973-626-2802.Professional musicians and vocalists othe Wayne Seniors Swing Band will peform for your dancing and listeningpleasure on the third Tuesday of eachmonth. Performances are from 12:30-2:30pm at the Wayne Elks Lodge, 50Hinchman Ave. Requested donation i$2 from Wayne Elks Lodge memberand Wayne Adult Community Centemembers. For all others donation is $3Light refreshments will be served. Fomore information, call 973-633-0734.The Riverview Garden Club, based iWayne encourages local area residents who are interested in gardening andexpanding their botanical knowledge tjoin. Novice as well as experienced gadeners welcome. For details please camembership chairperson Linda Wesco

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W hile sunning onthe shore, I startedcounting all of themoney we were spending onour 2014 holiday vacationthinking about how are myfour kids going to replicate thisactivity with their kids in thefuture. Starting with airfare forsix and accommodations at amagnificent Riviera Beachoceanfront resort in SingerIsland, Florida for 10 days,renting 2 cars, as one wasntlarge enough for all of us withthe luggage, the cost of feedingour brood finalized the calcula-tion. The financial planner inme, immediately brought my

thoughts to cost and figureswhile my wife counted theblessings and memories beingmade.

How will our kids and their peers ever afford such alifestyle, one theyve come toknow, enjoy and anticipate?

Accumulating a down-payment for a home while pay-ing off student loans, coveringthe monthly rent, paying fordating then planning a wed-ding, the never-ending carlease payments, simultaneousto building a professionalwardrobe for the interviewsand first career job, our chil-dren will also need to furnishtheir new apartment or homewhile striving to participate in

their companys 401k programassuming they get that higherpaying job to afford to. Nextcome babies, where the word

budget has a whole new mean-ing. If our daughter or daugh-ter-in-law decides to be a stayat home mom with resultingloss of income, will they finan-cially make it without parentalhelp? The figures were con-stantly streaming through mymind and the conclusions arenot in their favor. Dad willneed to help, in almost everyexample I thought of and thisis under current conditionsbefore calculating the effects of any emergencies, health issuesor inflation?

In my 5 decades living in North Jersey, Ive seen a sliceof pizza rise from .25 to $2.50

and a house from $24,000 upto $350,000 then back downto $240,000. Our children willsee the same inflation increas-es over the next 5 decades oreven worse, in my opinion.Income taxes have risen pro-portionately over the sameperiod as well by eitherincreasing the tax rate or bylowering the brackets which,push more into higher pay-ments. North Jersey propertytaxes have fared much worse,rising substantially above theinflation rate of pizza andhousing.

What are the children of today to do when they pondertheir career and future? I dontknow about you, but Im grave-ly concerned. Ive written inthis column about multi-gen-

erational families living underone roof with one set of utilitybills, one mortgage paymentand one less family car. It was

the cycle of life, in the fiftiesand sixties; children were itch-ing to leave home and get outfrom under their parents tomake a life for themselves! Inthe 21st century, children arereturning home or arent leav-ing, for financial reasons. Youall should be aware that 52%of Americans dont payincome tax, which means the48% that do are supporting100% of the populations obli-gations. The Federal govern-ment is broken, NJ is broke,counties are broke and localmunicipalities are broke too.Government makes no money,doesnt produce anything to

make any money, yet, it doesspend a lot of money and evenmore money it doesnt have byborrowing from future revenuestreams, borrowing frominvestors, robbing the tax-pay-ers of tomorrow and increasingtaxes on the already overbur-dened 48% that pay today.Why cant government everoperate with a profit at the endof the quarter?

Should the Americanfamily emulate the federal gov-ernment and use the creditcard to pay for the vacation orshould government learn fromthe fiscally responsible tax-paying American families thatsay if we cant afford it, werenot going anywhere this year.Im not so nave, as to assumethat Americans dont use plas-

tic for a vacation, but, theres amajor difference between acharge card and a credit card.Virtually identical in appear-

ance, those who pay the bill infull upon its arrival used acharge card and those whopaid anything less, employed acredit card and will pay infi-nitely more than the actualcharges and expenses, dueto negatively compoundinginterest.

Yes, Im gravely con-cerned for not only my kidsbut, for all of todays children.Obviously, vacations and newcars can be abated duringtough economic times; but,mortgage payments, propertytaxes, homeowners insuranceand food cannot be! All of these financial and economic

thoughts ran through my mindwhen receiving a massage onthe beach hoping that one daymy kids will be able to afford tolive the way they live now. I doknow that they themselvesarent thinking about it, atleast not enough as theyshould be. My son Zacharyonce said to me, Dad, you hadto think that way when youwere 18 because you wereforced to. Your parents gotdivorced, sold the house andforced you to be on your own,renting your first house at just18! You had to buy your owntowels, dishes, pots and pans,you paid to buy and repair yourown car and bought your ownclothes. But Dad, I dont worryabout any of those things,because I have YOU!

Guess that makes me anenabler to a certain extentsince my 4 children do haveme as a back-up plan, always.

Alive or dead, healthy or oth-erwise, this Dad has preparedto always be the financialback-up plan for his wife andkids. It is hard for me to sepa-rate the titles of financial plan-ner and Dad, I thought tomyself. Please dont interpretmy column today to think mychildren are spoiled, far fromit! Privileged yes, spoiled no.The 2 older ones have theirown credit cards and resultingbills, pay for their own cars andinsurance and have their ownapartments, complete withrent and utilities. That is theirchoice, as to live home withmom and dad would cost them

nothing. As a result they stillvacation with their parentsand younger siblings; Terry andI hope that will continueindefinitely for more memory-making and eventually withtheir spouses and our grand-children. Every time we landat a different destinationaround the world, I still ponderabout the costs for my kids tobe raising a family and buildinga retirement portfolio forthemselves with the confi-dence that I have taught themwell and if they fall short orneed a helping hand I will betheir back-up plan, always.What a great feeling that Ihope my entire readership canand will enjoy, but, only if properly planned for. Anotheryear has passed folks, 2015 is

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for you to draw a monthlycheck to last for the rest of your life and spouses life? Willit continue to provide incomeand benefits for your childrenand grandchildren years afteryour departure? Would youlike it to? Would you like yourkids to steal a quote from myson Zachary, But Dad, I dontworry about any of thosethings, because I have YOU!Attend our workshops tolearn how by visitingwww.1APG.com. Happy New

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Alzheimers Foundation of America isoffering free year round memoryscreenings. Confidential screenings areheld from 2-4pm every thirdWednesday of each month except forNovember. Call for your appointment973-839-3761. All screenings are heldat the Visiting Angels office at 2190Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne.The Golden Age Circle of Wayne, Inc.(GACW) is an active non-profit seniorgroup sponsored by the WayneDepartment of Parks and Recreationthat meets every Thursday at 1pm inthe PAL Building, 1 PAL Drive in Wayne.Day trips and overnight trips are sched-uled throughout the year, special speak-ers, and bingo is played for only GACWmembers one Thursday a month.Members must be a Wayne resident andat least 50 years of age. Yearly duesare $7. For more information, call Val

Turner, assistant recording secretary, a973-694-5094.Jewish Family Service of North Jerseya recipient of financial assistance fromUJA Federation of North Jersey, is

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The stuffy nose, aches and pains thatoften accompany the common coldcan leave sufferers feeling miserable

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thing that is frequently touched around a home or business.Let it out gently. Blowing your nose forcefully or pinching your noseto hold back sneezes can irritate nasal passageways and makethem more vulnerable to infection.Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. If you are well, keepyour hands away from your mouth, nose and eyes. Viruses are

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Eat at your own discretion. Some people simply cannot eatbefore a workout, while others find working out on an empty stom-ach makes them faint and weak. The problem many people whowork out in the early morning encounter with regard to eating beforetheir workouts is they simply dont have the time to eat and affordtheir body enough time to turn that meal or snack into fuel that willbenefit their workout. A study published in the Journal of AppliedPhysiology found that eating a meal 45 minutes before a moderate-intensity workout enhances exercise capability. But morning exer-cise enthusiasts typically find they do not have that spare 45 minutesto wait around while their bodies absorb a meal. Eating healthybefore exercise, and giving your body adequate time to absorb thatmeal, can definitely fuel your workout. But if that 45 minutes ulti-mately compromises your ability to workout, you may want to havea glass of orange juice or a drink that contains carbohydrates soyour body has some fuel as you exercise.

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Caring for a dog is nosmall task. Many dogsneed daily exercise and

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Dietary and Lifestyle Changes Without Proper Hydration,Many Unhealthy Changes Occur in Our Cells

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How to cope with an athletic injury

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unteer at sanctioned events, which can help you maintain a con-nection with your sport and keep abreast of the happenings with-in that community. If your injury is so limiting that active volun-teering is nearly impossible, you can still attend events and thenblog about them afterward. The important thing is to recognizethat, while an injury may prevent you from competing, you canstill find other ways to stay involved.Set realistic recovery goals. Many athletes begin physicaltherapy or their rehabilitation processes with a gung-ho attitude,insisting they will return from injury stronger than they were

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with your physical therapist, physician or trainer to establish real-istic recovery goals, using your enthusiasm to meet your short-and long-term recovery goals. Be flexible when setting yourrecovery goals, as you never know how your body will respondto treatment.Expect setbacks . Setbacks are an unfortunate reality of recov-ery for many athletes. Dont allow yourself to become discour-aged if a goal cant be met because your body is simply notready or needs to pause in its recovery process. A setback canbe frustrating, but you can cope with setbacks by writing aboutthem, be it on a blog or in a personal journal. Many athletes havefound that writing down their feelings is an effective way to deal

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Athletic injuries can be thorns in the sides of committed ath-letes, who may or may not know what to do with themselveswhen sidelined with significant injuries. Butthere are various ways for athletes to cope withinjuries and make the recovery process lessfrustrating.

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Do-it-yourself, or DIY,projects around thehouse can give home-

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African-American community.The synopsis of his 5 plusminute well-articulated mes-sage is that there will always be

disagreements and challengesbetween different groups of people. He goes on to say thateach person needs to takeresponsibility for his or her ownlife and not be defined by thepast, current struggles or byassociation with the wrongpeople. Mr. Wilson said whatneeded to be said, even if it wasunpopular in certain circles. Inother words know who you are!

Thank you Frederic! Now its our turn! Its timeto do some soul searching as towho we are individually and asa nation. And when we do weneed to stand up for what webelieve and fight for that belief whether in our schools,churches the workplace or athome.

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someone else believes. Thetruth is that if you ask mostpeople what they believe theycan tell you but if you ask the

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A t the start of every New Year, peoplearound the worldmake resolutions. Resolutionsto improve themselves, dosomething different, or makea change. This year, make aresolution to change some-ones life for the better bybecoming a volunteer advo-

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children is welcome to attendan Open House to find outmore about CASA. Currentvolunteers come from allwalks of life the one thingthey have in common is aheart for Passaic Countyschildren. All volunteers mustpass an interview, backgroundcheck, and complete a 36

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