LIVING

Russell Banks is an author that should not be missed. In 2008 he published the nonfiction book Dreaming Up America and the novel The Reserve. Like much of Banks' work, these two stories both take place in the Adirondacks, where the novelist lives with poet Chase Twitchell.

Rule of the Bone (1995)

Dear Milton, in business I know it is important for me to have goals. My question is: should my employees know my short and long term goals for my company? Marvin

Dear Marvin, You are correct that goal-setting in business is important. I believe it’s equally as important that members of your team know your overall goals and what they may be able to contribute. You may want to discuss their goals as well. However, communicating all of your short-term and long-term goals is not always necessary or advised.

You’ve heard the refrain, endlessly no doubt: exercise for health and fitness, especially over age 40. However, that can have different meaning for everyone, depending on background, goals and experience.

Paul Kolody is Somerset Medical Center’s Manager of the Sports Performance and Rehabilitation Center. He has worked with athletes in a wide variety of sports. His best qualification, however, may come in this remark. “We try to do exactly the same things as all our athletes, no matter what the age. Not only does it make us well-versed in the program, but it shows them how to do it. Rarely do we ask the athletes to do something that we can’t do ourselves.”

"Live with passion."
- Tony Robbins

Be who you were born to be.  You have the power to influence the world around you by discovering who you really are.  There is something inside of you that defines you to you; the thing which only you can do the way you do it.

You were destined for greatness from the start.  It is absolutely critical that you believe with all your heart that you are destined to be great, and to do great things.

Of course, we all know that early man was nomadic and his travels took him from place to place in search of food and water. But by the time of the Greeks, civilization had evolved to such a point that man had time for leisure and scholarly activities?  By the Middle Ages, young nobility were often sent on the “Grand Tour,” a long excursion to Europe’s most cultured cities, at times lasting up to several years.  The practice ushered in a new word – tourist – but by 1789, the tradition of the Grand Tour would come to an abrupt end with onset of the French Revolution.

But what if you could maintain your health and fitness without prime focus on calorie count and deprivation? You can, if you view healthy eating and exercise as a natural, enjoyable and integrated part of your holiday celebration. What’s more, there is the beneift of involving your entire family in the process.

Is it time to go out and have fun? Did you know that for a period of 90 years, one could find a variety of family entertainments, all within the borders of Highland Park? -- from horse racing to mini golf. Originally, Highland was an enclave and summer retreat for the wealthy.  To entertain themselves these worthies formed the Raritan Boat Club in 1870.  The Clubhouse floated in the Raritan River and was tied to an anchor at the Albany Street Bridge, a site for regattas and galas.