I recently had a reader pose a question to me that I fear may be on the minds of far too many folks. Here was her question: What are books for someone with a fear of getting older? I feel scared of aging and having the feeling that time is slipping by and I haven’t… Continue reading Dealing With the Fear and Regrets of Aging
Four Steps to a Bountiful Post-career Harvest
“For the unlearned, old age is winter; for the learned, it is the season of harvest.” Hasidic saying I’m curious. Has your financial planner – assuming you are working with one, which I hope you are – ever dropped the word “harvest” into your conversation as you pour over the charts and graphs and talk… Continue reading Four Steps to a Bountiful Post-career Harvest
Chasing “Yet.” Please tell me you haven’t stopped.
My son got me a Samsung tablet for my 79th birthday last month. Probably out of sympathy. Really an amazing surprise considering he’s endured 44 years of my personality. It’s a great gift because it’s an upgrade from my cell phone as a feed for my large appetite for YouTube and other video podcasts to… Continue reading Chasing “Yet.” Please tell me you haven’t stopped.
So You Think You’ve “Peaked.” Probably Not – Read On!
A question came up recently on Quora.com that intrigued me and motivated me to put the pencil to paper with a response. The question asked: “At what age is your prime age?” Fertile ground for thought and opinion, don’t you agree? So I stepped up with my two cents worth. Here’s an expanded version. There… Continue reading So You Think You’ve “Peaked.” Probably Not – Read On!
Don’t Give Up Your “Unrepeatable Uniqueness.”
I’ll bet you’ve heard this before: No two snowflakes are ever the same. You are a snowflake. You are a unique, unrepeatable collection of DNA. You have a genetic makeup that has never happened before and won’t be repeated again. It’s true. You are “unrepeatably unique.” So what? Am I supposed to do something… Continue reading Don’t Give Up Your “Unrepeatable Uniqueness.”
Living a Regret Free Life
I recently came across this post by my friend Susan Williams of BoomingEncore. As we emerge from this scourge, I felt its message was appropriate as we adjust to the new reality of a changing world. Be sure to check out the TedX YouTube at the end – a powerful 10-minute message. Enjoy! BY SUSAN… Continue reading Living a Regret Free Life
The Size of Your Funeral Gathering Will Be Determined By the Weather. Whaaaat?
I remember how that quote rocked my world a few decades ago when I first read it in my mid-50s. I was in that life phase characteristic of most American males where there is this sinking realization there are more yesterdays than tomorrows and the “is-this-all-there-is” questions start surfacing. Am I relevant? Will I ever… Continue reading The Size of Your Funeral Gathering Will Be Determined By the Weather. Whaaaat?
Do you really care if you live to old age or not?
Please forgive me for taking a shortcut this week. We have spent an exhausting week moving to another home and I haven’t had the energy or bandwidth to push any creative content buttons. I’m reposting an article I submitted a few weeks ago to a question on Quora.com that has been garnering some… Continue reading Do you really care if you live to old age or not?
I’m On My Next-to-Last Mattress – How ’bout You?
In 2019, we moved from our golf-course home of 19 years to a smaller home, deciding to rent for a while. It became a major purging event, including getting rid of our saggy 20-year-old Sleep Comfort mattress. I believe the mattress we slept on before that one lasted about 15+ years. The other day, I… Continue reading I’m On My Next-to-Last Mattress – How ’bout You?
WARNING! New Virus Alert for Over-50 Adults
It’s Sunday, I’m sitting in my home office, it’s snowing like crazy – and I’m pissed. At this moment, I’ve become the “grumpy, immobile, smelly ‘ol fart I swore I’d never become.” (That’s the subtitle to a book I wrote several years ago that seems to be stuck in eternal unpublished mode). We’re in the… Continue reading WARNING! New Virus Alert for Over-50 Adults
