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When reviewing my life goals it would appear all the little things on the list  of things to do remains mostly unchanged.  1. Improve your health by weight loss. Eat better. Rest better. Move better. 2. Improve your finances by saving for the future. 3. Self improvement by learning about new things that interest you on an ongoing basis. 4.  Improve yourself to become a kinder, more gentle and wiser version of yourself. Well, improvement does happen over time to be sure. The types of improvements that happen are more dictated by circumstance than any on a  list. Life is the best editor there is.  It does not compromise. It knows what next needs to be done. I am now 55 years old. Looking at retirement by perhaps age 60. The last 4 years of my life have been mostly focused on helping my aging father manage the last stage of his life. For being now well into his 90th decade he is in extremely good health. The most disturbing aspect of this time for him and for me is a slow
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the fine art of saying no

In our society , in some circles , saying no to anyone at any time for any reason has become taboo. It is currently fashionable to be a positive person and go around saying yes to everything and everyone we encounter. Well in my life thus far I have learned after being on the planet for almost 48 years that attempting to do that is not "doable" and actually could be viewed as its own special form of OCD. I have tried to do it and find that I end up feeling like a rung out, torn up old dish rag for all my efforts. There is more merit and value, I have learned, in choosing how to invest your time in those things that are worthwhile to you and enrich your existance in some way. We do not always have the choice to say no. We are most of us tied to jobs and commitments in which we have already entered into agreements whereby we must comply to many things. What I am suggesting is that in the little bit of time and space you still call your own, do not be afraid to stand up and proc
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The Circles of Life

Think of yourself as a circle in the middle of your own life. Everyone else is a circle unto themselves, but each circle exists within a larger circle like family, work, church , city, country and world. The places at which any individuals circle voluntarily intersects with another is the moment of creativity, love and joy. This is the moment that many report they do not experience often enough. If your circle doesn't intersect then you are not actually of the world you are only in it. Within our own circle is safety, but personal growth can only happen at the point of intersection. Global change also happens when the circles overlap . We have all the problems of the world to resolve. History has taught us that civilizations that lasted the longest managed to do that by employing inclusion. We can effect the outcomes of our lives and our planet if we choose to let each other in and cooperate using all our talents and abilities with acceptance and tolerance.
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The new complacency ... you have done the same thing in the same way for so long that you walk through life as though sleepwalking ... arise , arise , arise! Do something new today that you have wanted to do, but never got around to doing!
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Where have all the Manners Gone?

The fast pace of out modern plugged in society has had many effects not the least of which is the erosin of common courtesy. The most alarming example of this is the answering of a cell phone when in the company of another person. I consider it very rude when I am at a social ocasion and I am conversing with someone whose cell phone rings and in mid sentence without loosing a beat they answer their cell phone and leave me hanging. When I was a salesfloor Associate trying to help customers on the floor or at a cash register I would experience this phenomena quite often. Picture this: a customer is at a cash register having their items rung through with a line of people behind them who are waiting to pay for their purchases. The customer at the register gets a call on their cell phone. They proceed to take it. All this customer's items are rung up and bagged. I am standing there ready to take their payment. The customer continues to talk on their cell phone and hold up everyone in th
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The Big Walk

I took an hour walk today. I am usaully fairly sedentary and very out of shape. I did okay by my own standards. What would you do if you still could? If you don't use it you may lose it ... that's the popular saying anyway! You can lose a lot of things in life ... jobs, loved ones, abilities like walking or sight. I have the most general of living wills. Its hard to define those particular limits. At this point in my life I say that as long as I was able to work a T.V. remote, play video games, read a book and surf the internet life would still be worth living. I have never been a "goer". My most pleasurable moments are typically spent in my own company with only my own thoughts to ponder. My life so far has been an interior one.
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