Inside the home, delights are beyond all wild imaginings. Every window is adorned with elaborate stained glass murals. The walls are covered with the works of some of Denver’s most famous Chicano artists and even the furniture is hand-crafted work of art. Welcome to Casa de Cel Roybal, master craftsman. He is a painter, a sculptor and most notably one of the finest stained glass window makers in the Southwest.

Roybal at 60 something years old, comes by his talent naturally. The son of farmers from the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado, he grew up surrounded in the wealth of a people who valued the richness of the earth’s bounty, the warmth of sunshine on your face and the cacophony of nature’s palate.

“My mother and father raised seven children and were starkly aware of economic hardship. They were from the era of the Great Depression. If we wanted something we could not buy, we made it,” said Roybal. “We were not rich but we were loved and we were encouraged to read about the world.”

Marian (Jean) Webster, 75, lost her husband to cancer in 1997 after 46 years together. And yet despite the grief that still washes over on anniversaries and when memories flood in, she thrives in the midst of it with vivaciousness and optimism.

This month, why don’t you pour yourself a steaming cup of coffee or tea, relax in your most comfortable chair and listen to the words of wisdom of someone who understands what you are going through?

“First and foremost,” Jean says, “I recognize that for approximately the first year of widowhood [or without your loved one] you walk in a foggy mist. But as you resolve to move forward, you will walk out from that mist.

“Allow yourself to grieve but don’t allow yourself to let it take over your life. Get angry—at yourself—at what you are allowing the situation to do to you. Then take steps toward positive action. For as long as you need to, allow yourself a time to grieve, on a Sunday afternoon or whatever seems to be your time to do so—let it all wash over you, feel the pain of your loss, then pick your mangled pieces up, open the drapes or blinds, let the outside world come in, and look out upon a world that still holds adventures for you.”

“We are incredibly excited about joining the Max Muscle team and building upon the brand’s already strong history and loyal customer base,” says Van Heusen. “As specialists in our segment, we look forward to offering the highest quality line of sports nutrition products and athletic gear to local customers.”

While the store built its early reputation among bodybuilders and athletes looking to get huge - and much of the store’s branding and marketing still reflects this - Heusen, Jr. reports that most (51%) of his customers are women. Only about 4% of their clients are bodybuilders, and the store’s main demographics tend to be people looking to lose weight, get healthy, or boost athletic performance. With that in mind, Heusen and his staff have tailored their approach, and rather than attempt to sell supplements, they look instead to sell knowledge.