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Well, I Did It! Good news! Really, it's beyond good news. It's a miracle. I passed the  California State real estate exam. What an exhausting experience! I went into the final exam feeling drunk with power because I thought I knew everything -- but wow, what a jolt of reality I got. The test questions were totally unrelated to prep material I had spent so much time studying. … [Read more...] about Short Shorts – August, 2015

  At this time of year, like many of you, I stay busy at the thermostat switching from heat to air conditioning. I’m not whining; actually I laugh at my having to do this. In S.E. Alabama, it is not COLD yet but cool enough in the early morning hours to have some heat for more comfort. A fact that might surprise many is that every four or five years, it SNOWS … [Read more...] about Switching Back And Forth

Some of the most questionable representations of older people are found in TV advertising and programming. There are basically two types of TV ads directed to older people:"serious ads", and for lack of a better word, 'funny" ads. In serious ads, older people are portrayed in traditional roles, generally living the good life, having fun with friends and family. Typical … [Read more...] about Older People Used And Abused on TV

I recently passed the last hurdle in my quest to get my California real estate license. In retrospect, the final exam seemed like trying to pass an entrance exam to get into Harvard Law School or qualify to become a secret agent for the CIA. It was that daunting. At the start of my odyssey, I enrolled in the Kaplan Real Estate School.  I studied my little tushie off. I was … [Read more...] about Getting A Real Estate License in California: What Test Takers REALLY Need To Know

The article title is a line of dialogue from a movie. I shared it with a friend who emailed back, "What does THAT mean?" So, let’s consider what it may mean to you and to all of us. It could mean we wish the opposite of what we're afraid of were true instead. Or, if we fear instability in some area of our lives, perhaps we wish security in this matter was etched in stone so … [Read more...] about Every Fear Hides a Wish

A long life brings many memories, good and bad. Some we cherish while we try to forget or ignore the others. This is why I awoke at 300 A.M. and could not go back to sleep. These were good memories but I prefer not to have them at three in the morning. Aah, but we either swim in the memory pond or get up, make coffee and write about memories. I am amazed by the way our … [Read more...] about Ambushed By Memories

  Trees don't struggle to keep their leaves when autumn arrives, nor do they resist new growth in spring. But, resistance to change is how we sometimes or often approach our lives and experiences. Life asks—insists really, that we engage a continuous shedding and new growth aspect. Maybe you're trying to hang onto something it's time to let go of or trying to … [Read more...] about Everything Has A Reason and A Season

We all know exercise is good for us and makes us feel good, yet few of us actually decide how we'd like to feel before we exercise. Most of us wait until we exercise, and then hope that we will feel good when we've finished. That's kind of like saying, "I will go after my goals and then be happy when I get there!" In professional sports today, physical fitness coaches will … [Read more...] about Decide How You’d Like to Feel BEFORE You Exercise!

I'm Almost There! An update on my progress toward my new career in Real Estate:  Getting a license is challenging.  I have passed the required three online exams and will take the State exam on July 7, and passing that, I am told, is not a walk in the park-- only half of those taking the exam pass it the first time around. I am determined not just to pass it ( a score of 70% … [Read more...] about Short Shorts

In his book Successful Aging Dr. John W. Rowe claims that eighty percent of how well we age is the result of lifestyle choices made over time and twenty percent is the result of  genetics or environmental influences beyond our control. More recently, Dr. David Perlmuitter, author of [Read more...] about The Ageless Anomaly Phenomenon