My father-in-law was having a hard time seeing from one eye. During the visit to an eye doctor, he was told that his retina was almost completely detached and he needed to see a specialist immediately. After making an appointment for the next morning, he headed home. As soon as he settled back into his den, he did what all of us would do; he searched for more information about his condition.
Seniors-My Best Advice
“Seniors are people at least ten years older than me.” – Rick Perkins
I generally advise people to hang out with others who are younger, smarter and wealthier. This sometimes contradicts my advice to help out people who are less fortunate. When I help a group of “seniors”, some are wealthier and many are smarter but they are all older than me.
Passion & Purpose
If you have yet to find your life’s purpose, this post is for you.
You may have raised a family, had a career, contributed to your community, and made your parents proud. So why do you feel like something is missing? An entire adult life, many, many years in the making is now complete? But it doesn’t feel complete…you don’t feel complete. Why? Because you have yet to reach your full potential and fulfill your purpose in life.
“A Wise Man Once Said…Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow”
Share Your Life Lessons and Let Wisdom Grow where it may.
(Add your best lessons to the list below)
Many of us would like to think that we have gained some amount of “wisdom” during our first round of adult living. I like to think that we have all learned something from our experiences but I’m not sure that can be called wisdom.
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What Do You See?
What is your first thought when you see this sketch?
Internet marketer replied that he sees a marketer who has reach his dream, “Happily working from anywhere including a beautiful beach”. Another Capricorn Baby Boomer said she saw “a man enjoying his work in a beautiful setting”.
Happy News
When do you smile and laugh and feel good about your life?
As I read more and more requests for advice, I realize that a huge number of people are waiting for someone else to “make” them happy. You are the only person responsible for your happiness. Now you may use a “crutch” of sorts when you are just not feeling the happiness inside, a photo, website (like laughing babies) or maybe a comfort food. Here is my younger daughter, a beautiful girl acting silly…it makes me smile every time. So what is your “crutch”?
Happy People Feel In Control
If I Ask for Your Help, Do You Say Yes?
Are you the one who can always be depended upon to help out?
- Chair the committee? Okay.
- House sit for your neighbor? Okay.
The Choices You Make
Once again you have come to the beginning of a new year. Albert Camus says that “Your life is a sum of all your choices”. While technically, I might disagree, Camus is not here to defend his position so let’s give him this one.
Anti-Aging
The Four Anti-Aging Tips You May have Missed
Clones and nanobots may not be here in time to stop the effects of aging that we are all starting to feel. The only real fountain of youth we have is the information about slowing the aging process. You ought to know by now that we are all different. Even though extreme regimens work for a few people, I like the idea of moderation in good health programs.
My True Self
extracted from email
Dear Rick,
I was a very smart young woman back in the late fifties but that wasn’t a time when women, even educated women competed with men for top jobs. I married, raised three children and managed to work my way up the ranks in a corporate office until I retired in 1992. When my husband passed away last year, he was praised by everyone and my children made very eloquent speeches attributing their intelligence and professional success to him. Frankly, it was a slap in the face to me. My husband was a good man and smart enough to know that my I.Q. was 20 points higher than his so he let me make all the important decisions while raising our kids. For over 50 years I stayed in the background, managing the family finances, raising the children and quietly working in the Corporate world with no recognition. I accept that it was my decision to live that way and that is not my problem.