As Kate Bowler says, "Life is beautiful. Life is hard." Here are some lessons I've learned over the last three years about savoring the beauty and weathering the hard. To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/beginnings-and-endings-10-lessons-before-i-step-down/20060467/

If the last 21 months of the pandemic have taught us anything, it is that life, family and friends are precious, and that there can be joy and gratitude even in the midst of sorrow. To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/acknowledging-grief/18090610/

More than half of American regretted the amount they spent last year on holiday gifts. What if this year, instead of heading online to repeat the same mistake, you instead looked around your home for just the right thing? To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/opt-for-gifting-meaningful-objects-not-more-stuff/18807490/

It's the end of the year and property taxes and insurance are due for the car that's been sitting in your driveway unused all year. Here are the steps to get rid of it. To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/steps-to-gift-your-car-to-a-child-grandchild-or-charity-for-the-holidays/18843031/

Thanksgiving 2020 headlines were marked by loss, loneliness and deaths due to COVID. This is a different year with much to be grateful for.  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/an-orientation-towards-gratitude-on-thanksgiving/20000031/

In the event of a trip to the emergency room alone, it can be helpful--even life-saving--to have a single sheet summary with your primary health conditions, meds, allergies and phone number of a family member or friend.  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/emergency-one-page-summary/19984662/

As people age, they tend to be prescribed more medications. Unfortunately, at the same time, it can become harder to organize and take them correctly. Blister packs are a great tool.  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/tools-to-help-seniors-with-medication-management/18865816/

Did you know that if you are over 62, divorced, were married for more than ten years, and not currently married to someone else, you may be eligible to receive up to half the amount your ex-spouse receives in Social Security?  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/divorced-and-over-62-you-may-be-eligible-for-divorced-spousal-social-security-benefit/18585282/

Want to reduce stress and start the new year off with a clean slate? Spend an hour registering your (or your parent's) address, email address and phone with these services.  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/reduce-junk-mail/17213656/

Dr. Kansagra, Acting Senior Deputy Director of NCDHHS' Division of Public Health, answers readers' questions about boosters for those 65 and older.  To read the full article, please visit: https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/q-a-covid-19-boosters-for-65-and-over/19885860/