Ah, Happiness, that sometimes elusive emotion we all strive for. Now that we Baby Boomers are in our 50’s and 60’s, retirement is on the horizon, Happiness can, but shouldn’t, seem even more elusive. After all, our bodies are changing, our minds are changing, we change jobs or retire and most of our kids have left the nest. Hopefully, they haven’t had to come back, yet. This is a lot of change happening in our personal universe all at the…
Baby Boomers and almost everyone have those negative voices in your head that make you confused, frustrated and hold you back from living a full life. We’re not talking about Intuition here, that’s another subject for later. The pesky, negative voices in your head, often called Monkey Brain, can be too much to handle. They can be destructive, wrong, annoying, and aren’t the real you. Don’t listen too them unless they are warning you of danger ahead. How do you…
Memories of good times and special people from our past create very strong emotions. Sometimes it’s great happiness and feelings of being blessed by that special person, other times it creates regret towards what could of been or what you wished had happened. It’s different for everyone and each situation. Regardless, we can’t change the past. It is what it is and it’s all good! We must enjoy our good memories with positive thoughts and feelings, and learn a lesson…
When we were young lovers and just married we planted a tiny maple tree in our back yard. Over the years, it has grown strong and tall. Our kids have done the same. This is a short story about our family’s connection and love for our Family Maple Tree. Hope you feel it and enjoy it. Maybe you will plant a Family Tree for your family. Enjoy! Growing Up In The Shade of The Maple Tree The term Tree of…
You’re at a party for work or a social occasion and you know maybe one person. How do you get through it without hiding in the corner or embarrassing yourself or feeling awkward? How do you network and meet new people? This applies during any time of life, including when you’re a Baby Boomer Grandpa or retired. There’s some great advice here, in what I call, 19 Tips to Making a Positive Impression, on how to meet people and make…
Follow Your Retirement Dreams Baby Boomers, Grandpas and Retirees, we all find ourselves with the true blessing of more time to do what we’ve always wanted to do! What do we want to do with this time? I’m re-inventing myself as what I call a Free Range Explorer. Until now, I’ve always been a right brain creative type in left brain logical type jobs and careers. I did what I had to do to support my wife and children. No…
The degree of your happiness in life is up to you. It’s your choice. It’s what you choose to focus on. How Happy Do You Want To Be? It’s all up to YOU! Thanks for stopping by, John
Quiz, what is your Purpose in Life and what’s most important, working hard, being a good employee, and earning a lot of money and buying lots of stuff for you and your family? Or spending time with your family, laughing and having fun with them and living your purpose? Here’s a question to ask yourself: Mark was a good guy. He worked hard, seldom took sick leave, could always be counted on. When he went home he faithfully cared for…
A Thought For Life We all have dreams of Success in many areas of life. We want Success in our careers, relationships, love, with and for our kids, and to get what we want in life. In my life, I’ve had a lot of struggles and disappointments in school, relationships and career. My negative thinking made it harder than it really was and harder than it had to be. I could of eliminated a lot of physical and mental stress…
What the heck do I want to be when I grow up? Yes, recently I was still asking myself that question, even though retirement is right around the corner. Currently, I’m on a medical leave of absence from my career. Because I have a lot of down time, and I’m nearing traditional retirement age, like most Baby Boomers are, I’ve been searching for my true passion hoping to pursue it, whatever it is, when I reinvent myself for the next…