Barbara Morris

Here's a wonderful idea that is simple to do and really gets your walking… walking! Take a minute or two to wake up your walk, before you walk, by practicing some wonderful pre-walking exercises. I learned this from a very successful male fitness model who was 85 when I knew him. He told me he did this so that he could walk the way he wanted to, and not like most of his … [Read more...] about Practice Walking BEFORE You Go Walking!

If only the public knew what it really should really know about medication safety. A current TV ad shows a blissfully happy woman gleefully telling friends she is "Down with Crestor".  Crestor is a statin, a drug to lower cholesterol. According to a study published in  the December 1, 2015 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology, statin users, compared with … [Read more...] about Pimping Drugs With TV Ads

My favorite TV show is "Shark Tank". In case you are not aware, it features people of all ages and circumstances who come before a panel of investors who fund the worthy ideas and businesses of budding entrepreneurs. My favorite Shark Tank episode of all time featured a young woman, … [Read more...] about My Favorite TV Show

  Even when we are young, we hear that our memories gradually fail as we get older. We are certain that problem is far down the road and we are sad for those who are there now. In our earlier years, we had no idea that time seems to go much faster as we age. We are often so busy ‘living’ that we seldom think about it. We will face that problem when we get … [Read more...] about Memory Block

So many people are seeking to learn what their life purpose is so they can feel . . . on purpose. What if there’s more than one way to look at this? Some believe life purpose is that One Ultimate Reason they’re here, that is, the one thing they are supposed to be doing; and some believe they have more than one life purpose, that it’s okay to focus on one until they take it … [Read more...] about Is Your Life Purpose Your Priority?

Everybody deserves their retirement, especially those who get to age 65 and are mentally and physically worn out, but most people at retirement age have a lot of life left in them. Maybe they don't want to work 40 hours every week, but they are too young and vital to vegetate. The decision to stop being productive, invoking the mantra "I deserve to retire because I've worked … [Read more...] about Don’t Choose to Be Obsolete

What makes the best of us older than we should and can be Most of us think we know what age is to us; however we miss the most important point.  We may know how we feel, what we like or don’t like, what we’d wish for or what we put up with… Yet the most amazing and simple point that most of us haven’t considered is inside our mind, and that is specifically:  … [Read more...] about Choose Your Image of Your Age

Those darn negative thoughts that just won’t go away, no matter how much inner work you do, are just plain annoying. What’s up with that? Best-selling author Barbara Berger (with Tim Ray) wrote in her book, The Awakening Human Being: A Guide to the Power of Mind, about the Law of Thoughts Arising. Right off, she’s given you a big clue: It’s a universal law that … [Read more...] about What’s in Your Memory Bank Account?

Kids (well, okay -- "students")  on college campuses around the country have been protesting, claiming they are suffering grievously as a result of hearing ideas with which they disagree. To remedy that injustice, the victims are calling for and retreating to "safe spaces" where their delicate psyches cannot be assaulted by free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment. … [Read more...] about I Think I Need A “Safe Space” Too