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AGING GRACEFULLY? WHAT ARE THE OTHER OPTIONS

July 10, 2020 by

Freud’s Couch Aging gracefully can be a goal. If nothing else, it’s a check-in moment you do for yourself. Some check-in from the couch, some from the bench in a weight room, some not at all. At least that’s what they say. Ask someone their age. If they make a big show out of remembering […]

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HOW STRONG PEOPLE PREVAIL OVER TOUGH TIMES

July 5, 2020 by

Strong people come from every corner of the globe. Based on what I call research, wandering around to flatten my learning curve, I met a bunch of strong folks between Philadelphia and Eugene, New York, and Portland. My interpretation of what strong means comes from where I was raised. It’s probably not much different than […]

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SMALL JOBS BRING BIG RESULTS LATER

June 27, 2020 by

A Navy admiral told a group of graduates the key to success begins with completing small jobs. What he told Texas grads was, “Make your bed.” Not an impossible task, not since your mom told you to make your bed. Now an admiral. So mom was right on target.

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BOOMER ANGLE: BE MORE ENGAGING

June 24, 2020 by

The boomer angle of working through life isn’t working so well. The scummy people you see in the news talking from both sides of their mouth? They all aim for the boomer angle. Mr. Trump himself is Boomer #1 in the line up. What happened?

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SELF CARE, THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB

June 23, 2020 by

Self care showed up in more places during the covid lockdown, and even more with reopening unfolding across the country. Most advice serves to create calm in the chaos, instead of just cutting and chopping willy-nilly. A smaller voice says, “Have another beer and see how that works,” but let’s look at psychology today instead.

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HARD MEN TEACH GENTLENESS, BUT IS IT ENOUGH

June 20, 2020 by

Hard men get that way by going through tough times. The good ones don’t let bad times turn them bad. Instead, they use the suffering they experienced as a teaching tool. The main lesson they teach? “Here’s what I did; here’s what I should have done.”

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HANDLING CORONAVIRUS vs HANDLING RAW CHICKEN

May 25, 2020 by

Handling coronavirus is different than getting a handle on other diseases, like cancer. Both are silent killers, but one is more contagious, though cancer is also contagious in at least one form. One is different than the other, but how different?

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MASKED MEN AND WOMEN: WHO WORE IT BEST

May 22, 2020 by

Masked men and women send a message to all who see them: “I don’t plan on killing you,” is the message. “Don’t blame me if you get coronavirus,” is the mask subtext. What they aren’t saying:

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WEAR MASKS? WHY WEAR A MASK?

May 20, 2020 by

Wear masks for safety in a grocery store. Why? So the old man hacking and snorting behind you without a mask doesn’t have to live the rest of his life as a super-spreader? Wear masks so you don’t have to get into your homestretch kick running away from coughs and sniffles? Or to show you’re […]

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BE BETTER THAN YESTERDAY? BUT HOW

May 17, 2020 by

Be better than expected? But who sets the expectations? Listen hard enough and you hear everything. Then choose. Choice depends on things like science, experience, informed opinions. This is what defines who we are, choice.

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