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MODERN ELDERS SEEK AUDIENCE WITH YOUTHS

October 18, 2024 by

Modern elders want to be heard by someone. They have much to impart to the rising generations, but there’s a problem. Can the ‘Me Generation’ ever get over itself enough to make sense? Will young people ever trust those who said never trust anyone over thirty?

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ON PURPOSE WITH IMPORTANT IDEAS?

September 6, 2023 by

On purpose, on track, on brand. That’s the mantra of the ‘never stops working’ crowd. A-lways. B-e. C-losing. They never stop. And now you’re one of them. You never stop, I never stop, and if we ever do?

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PAIN MANAGEMENT? IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU

May 2, 2023 by

Pain management are more than two words, two random words. It’s a lifestyle, an affliction, and a path to addiction. If it is you in pain, then that’s a major part of your day. Every. Day. But what if it’s not you? Let’s start with you, but first me.

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LIFE PURPOSE? ADD EXCITEMENT TO THE DAY

September 23, 2022 by

‘Life Purpose’ sounds like something said at a funeral. That’s where the mystery is revealed, like what have you been doing with your life? “His life purpose was exploring the wilderness.” Is that you? It’s not me.

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READERS HELP CARRY THE WRITING LOAD

April 30, 2021 by

Readers help writers with comments on their work and it opens new doors. Like this: BoomerPDX – thank you once again for sharing your perspective in a way that almost always, no actually always, broadens mine. Your humor, honesty, colorful language and passion make these blogs the most interesting to read. I don’t get to […]

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GROWING OLDER WITH A SECOND EMOTION

October 26, 2020 by

No one cures aging; growing older is not a disease. Instead of seeing it as a problem to challenge your mental health, flip the idea of growing older into an opportunity: You are older today than you’ve ever been. What makes it different than yesterday? A week older, a month older, a year older? What […]

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MARK ZUCKERBERG BUILDS PURPOSE ON FACEBOOK WALL

May 27, 2017 by

    For big life questions, Mark Zuckerberg has big answers. From his Harvard commencement address: Today I want to talk about purpose. But I’m not here to give you the standard commencement about finding your purpose. We’re millennials. We’ll try to do that instinctively. Instead, I’m here to tell you finding your purpose isn’t […]

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GYM RAT CONFESSIONS: FEAR DRIVEN EXERCISE

May 19, 2017 by

    Every fitness center, every last one, from 24Hour, to LA Fitness, to Curves, has a mayor. They also have city councilmen/women, department heads, and gym rats. The gym mayor checks their constituency. They spot, they talk. They walk from machine to machine. Gym councilmen / women spread an array of weights and surgical […]

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