Coincidence? IF . . . A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z EQUALS . . . 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26 THEN . . . K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96% H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% BUT . . . A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100% Raise your hand if you’ve seen this clever formula 700 times? I thought about it today as I watched the views on one of… Continue reading Your Attitude Is the Difference Maker.
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Happy Thanksgiving – I guess?
Well, COVID, the Feds, and our Governor say no to a conventional Thanksgiving this year. Then the weather says we can’t even do it on the back deck with space heaters. So, it’s each family component on their own. Hmmm – a 14-pound turkey for two? It is what it is. Our family’s best to… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving – I guess?
Over 60 and “Acting Your Age?” STOP IT!!
“Too many people believe that at age 64 you are a productive, contributing member of society. And then, at 65, you’re supposed to retire, go on Social Security and Medicare, and overnight you become irrelevant and become dependent. What we really need to say is that at 65 keep it moving. I like to say… Continue reading Over 60 and “Acting Your Age?” STOP IT!!
I’m Starting a “50 to 100” Club – Wanna Join?
Ten or so years ago when I started publicly declaring that I intended to live to 100, invitations to dinner parties – or any social event, for that matter – experienced a noticeable drop. That’s not really painful for me because, as an introvert, I’m not empowered by large gatherings and am a boor… Continue reading I’m Starting a “50 to 100” Club – Wanna Join?
COVID Message: “No More Parking Lots!”
Image by xaviandrew from Pixabay “We have bigger houses but smaller families; more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicines but less healthiness. We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble in crossing the street to meet… Continue reading COVID Message: “No More Parking Lots!”
A Life Lesson Learned from a Thomasville Chair
2019 contained a lost summer for my wife and me. We decided to move from home-ownership to the rental world temporarily, in defiance of all conventional advice regarding balance sheet/net worth/equity/tax benefits, yada, yada, yada. For a couple of months, we battled the remorse of leaving a large comfortable home on the 10th fairway of… Continue reading A Life Lesson Learned from a Thomasville Chair
Best wishes for 2020!
Thanks for being a loyal subscriber and reader in 2019! Wishing you the happiest of holiday seasons. Gary Allen Foster www.makeagingwork.com
Living a Regret Free Life
This post was originally published on Booming Encore and republished with permission. By Susan Williams Over the last year or so I have talked with many people who shared with me that how they currently were living was not what they really wanted to do. Whether it was pursuing a different profession that would allow them… Continue reading Living a Regret Free Life
Celebrating #100!!
Well, dear readers. This is blog #100. My thanks to those of you who have endured my iconoclasm, sarcasm, rants, wanderings, mild plagiarism, and occasional drivel for the last two years and still open the weekly email. I never imagined getting this far down the blogging road. According to one source I came across, most… Continue reading Celebrating #100!!
Seven Reasons We Should Be Amazed About Getting Older
“Getting old is for the birds!” That’s one of the dozens of ageist statements tossed out casually when a group of seventh-, eighth-, or ninth-decaders assembles. Each is usually followed by a litany of the issues that can make it seem so. Nary a conversation goes by without multiple mentions of knee/hip/shoulder replacements, this or… Continue reading Seven Reasons We Should Be Amazed About Getting Older