Barbara Morris

There are some who believe it is unrealistic to be happy these days, much less to even focus on being happy. Are they right, or are they missing a significant point? 

An article I wrote asking if we’re too busy to be happy received this (unaltered) comment from a reader: “no, I am too realistic to be happy! can you be happy, when Russia invades Ukraine? can you … [Read more...] about Do You Have A Right to Be Happy?

At times I have thought that some people are strange but it is possible that I also have my strange moments. For instance, I can be in a huge supermarket (or Supercenter) and I can’t think of a thing that I want to buy for my meals. Here I am, surrounded by food, and nothing comes to mind. No, that isn’t totally true; I can ALWAYS eat shredded … [Read more...] about I Love Peanut Butter

If you purchased your Life Insurance anytime from the mid 80’s through 2005 there’s an 85% chance that the type of life Insurance you purchased was a Flexible Premium life Insurance contract that unlike their more expensive predecessor Whole Life Insurance was not guaranteed to last for the rest of your life.

How did that happen?

In the mid 80’s … [Read more...] about Typical Questions About Your Current Life Insurance

A retired friend of mine collects vintage race cars- and drives them himself.  He called me the other day to come and visit him and help him with a recurring shoulder ache that always seemed to follow all of his driving expeditions. 

When I arrived he had his head under the hood of a fully restored 1966 Mustang.  When I asked him to get into the car to show me how he drove and … [Read more...] about Relax Your Shoulders While Driving!

Part IV: Do A Selfie. Do You Have The Right Stuff?

So far, In part 1 of our series on entrepreneurship, you determined your non-negotiables – those persons, places, things, and times that you are not willing to compromise or relinquish.

 In part 2, we learned about some data resources and web sites to help you ferret out the … [Read more...] about Start-Up Success Strategies For Boomer Entrepreneurs – Part Four

Two recent studies have indicated that testosterone replacement therapy causes a significant increase in the incidence of heart attacks, death, and strokes. As a result, our friends at the FDA are planning to investigate whether there should be a concern about the use of testosterone. 

Let me start by providing some facts: 

1) Nearly 100% of men who have heart attacks … [Read more...] about Testosterone: Just How Risky Is It?

Part III: LOOK! Flood Light? No! Laser Beam? Yes!

Focus, focus, focus. Use the funnel approach, from floodlight to laser beam.

Start small. As proof positive for the wisdom of this strategy, recall the history of your favorite current fast-food establishment.  Think back on how limited … [Read more...] about Start-Up Success Strategies For Boomer Entrepreneurs

These days my telephone is just a thing on my desk and seldom used. Few call me and the three long time close friends that I stayed in touch with passed away earlier this year. I occasionally call one of my four remaining kids (the fifth passed away in 2005 at age 41) but we usually stay in touch through email or Facebook.

When I think of someone to … [Read more...] about Using My Telephone

We rely on rules to prevent chaos, but o rules ever get in the way of what’s natural? Is chaos ever a good thing?

We resist and or fear both unnatural chaos (for good reason) and natural chaos (because we’ve been conditioned to), so we rely on policies and rules to ease individual and collective fears and, we usually hope, to smooth life’s path. How’s that really working so far? … [Read more...] about Can Too Many Rules Bring Out the Bully in Some People?