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GROWING UP NEVER STOPS

March 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Remember the promise about growing up? “You’ll understand when you grow up.” “Things will be different when you grow up.” Now that you’re all grown up, how’s it going?

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GOLDEN RULE REMINDER WITH A NEW SHINE

October 3, 2025 by

The Golden Rule applies to one and all, even the new people with no skin in the game. A new iteration came across my screen with, ‘You may have the right to do something, but is it the right thing to do?’ Treating others with fairness and dignity according to the law of the land […]

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YOUNG OLD VS OLD OLD, THE JOY OF AGING

September 11, 2025 by

Young Old: Spry, active, ready to show how young. My Grandpa showed off his new knee by doing one legged step ups on a low rock wall, his knee at a right angle, then up. He invited me to give it a try. I was in my forties. It was harder for me than him. […]

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BE MINDFUL WITH A MIND ALREADY FULL? OK BOOMER

October 23, 2024 by

You hear ‘be mindful’ and what do you think? I hear it and think, ‘watch your step around this one.’ Is there more?

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AMERICAN DREAM — 2023: THE GOLDEN RULE

January 16, 2023 by

THE American Dream remains the same: Be Somebody. Be someone you’re proud of. If you’ve been the good example bringing someone back from the edge, keep it up. If you’re the reason someone was out there, keep reading.

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PROTECTING VOWS, THE ONES YOU MAKE AND BREAK

September 29, 2022 by

Doesn’t ‘protecting vows’ sound like something a fraud would say? “You protect those vows, boy, while I work the crowd.” Eventually the whole idea turns into another ‘gray area.’ But it shouldn’t, and here’s why:

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HELPING OTHERS LEARN HOW TO HELP OTHERS

October 6, 2020 by

Helping others seems like the shortened version of the Golden Rule. Boomers remember the Golden Rule after the Grandma squad drilled it in. Millennials might be a little foggy on it since their parents didn’t take them to church, quote Bible verses, or give them the gift of spending a week with a great-Grandma. Here […]

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GOLDEN RULE REVIEW: ONE MORE TIME

July 22, 2019 by

Some joker said the golden rule was this: Whoever has the gold makes the rules. I won’t argue that, but it’s not the Golden Rule this baby boomer grew up with, and it’s not the golden rule of anyone who went to enough Sunday School to earn a new bible for good attendance. It’s red […]

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HONOR CODE: BEAT THE SYSTEM OR CHEAT THE SYSTEM

April 1, 2018 by

    Before anyone tries to beat the system, and if that fails, cheat the system, the most important thing to do is define the system. Does it have an honor code?   What is they system? Should you even try to beat it, or cheat it? If you have a personal honor code, there’s […]

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THE TICKING BABY BOOMERS

December 27, 2015 by

We didn’t start the fire? Maybe, but ticking baby boomers sure throw on the logs. A recent statement about relationships explains how you should never let others know what makes you tick. Why? If they know how you tick, they’ll wind you up on their schedule. Sounds stressful, like a hidden life with those who […]

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