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Falling In Love – Staying In Love

couple-cooking-date 2By Susan K. Boyd MS, MFT

Valentines day is over but not the relationship that you were celebrating. You might have received chocolates or flowers or given them to that very special person in your life. I love getting them and giving them!
Falling in love is easy but staying in love is not. It takes more than chocolates, flowers, and a card to keep that passionate, flame burning through the years. What is the secret to being in love and staying that way? Researchers tell us that when the initial fantasy and dreaminess goes away other factors predict the likelihood that a couple will stay together. Here are a few. Continue reading Falling In Love – Staying In Love →

Gareth Kelly, Lifestyle
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From Kazakhstan to Oceano

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Story by Gareth Kelly

Photos courtesy of Zhanna Stinson

When some people think of Kazakhstan, they of think of either the ridiculous Borat movie or some place near Russia behind the iron curtain. In truth Kazakhstan is a modern vibrant mineral rich nation and host to many foreign companies and investment. Fifteen years ago while working for one of those companies Kazak native Zhanna Stinson’s life was about to change forever.
“At 30 and still single I was considered something of an old maid,” said Stinson. “Many friends and family had tried to set me up with men, but I told them I wanted to wait for the right one, my prince. One day I was walking down the hallway at work and I saw the back of a man. A shiver went through me, my body tingled and I knew I had found him.”
That man was Arroyo Grande native James Stinson. The pair did indeed fall in love and Zhanna returned to the United States with her husband where they have made their home, along with their son Justin, in Oceano. Continue reading From Kazakhstan to Oceano →

Gareth Kelly, Lifestyle
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New Life K9’s

Story and photos By Gareth Kelly
gareth 4As military veterans return home from conflicts overseas, many struggle with reentering normal life at home. Many come back with either mental or physical disabilities and sometimes both. One in three combat veterans are diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), one in three are homeless and more than 22 veterans commit suicide every day. Continue reading New Life K9’s →