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My wife and I recently relocated to the Republic of Panama. We became expats for a number of reasons. On our fixed income, we needed a place to call home that allows sufficient discretionary income for us to travel. The travel bug is a common ailment of older, retired folks, and we’re no different. We have a long and growing list of places we intend to visit.
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This summer, I didn’t find my favorite books on any of these lists. While browsing the shelves of new books at the library, one book caught my eye. Work Clean: The Life-Changing Power of Mise-en-Place to Organize Your Life, Work, and Mind by Dan Charnas.
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Is there a journey on your bucket list? A place you long to go or have dreamed about seeing? A book called 1,000 Places To See Before You Die offers more than enough suggestions.
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“It’s very clear, our love is here to stay. Not for a year, but ever and a day.”
I recently saw this George and Ira Gershwin song performed for the umpteenth time in one of my favorite films ever, Gene Kelly’s “An American in Paris.”
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I’ve been an optimist for as long as I can remember. A recent parking lot experience caused me to give pause to the belief that people, in general, are kind and considerate.
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Julia Cameron, a prolific writer, and author of The Artist’s Way, noticed that people who were shifting out of the workforce were particular drawn to her book and the classes she guided. They encountered life questions along the lines of what was next in their lives, how they would spend their time, and who they were without the identity of their previous work. Cameron says “retirement can, in fact, be the most rich, fulfilling, and creative time of their lives.”
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It’s okay to fall apart over little things. In fact, it’s the little things — like lost nail clippers — that put us over the edge fastest, because they’re so inconsequential that we question ourselves for assigning them emotional heft.
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“Silence is maad in heuen” [made in Heaven] according to Wyclif’s Bible, 1382. A 16th century Hebrew proverb (adapted for […]
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Throughout some of life’s transitions, like going from one job to the next, experiencing the end of a relationship, moving to a new home, or experiencing a host of other life events, I found solace in the words of William Bridges.
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