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  The primary cause of much, most, or all of our unhappiness is our demanding ego aspect. Once you understand what this means, you can do something about it, starting today. Unhappiness may be as simple as this: If we’re angry, upset, discontent, bored, or frustrated, we’re allowing ego to run the show. Contradictions upset the ego aspect. What do I mean by … [Read more...] about Happiness May Be As Simple As This

I am constantly  amazed at the things I remember. Sometimes I am amazed at the things I can’t  remember. WHY, on this cool but sunny morning in the Fall of 2016, would I be thinking of a pet pig of 1947 ??? My young husband and I had rented a place in the country. We were young, too trusting and excited about our future. We didn’t have a dog or cat but we had a very … [Read more...] about Remembering My Pet Pig And Other Memories

  I think I have invented a new hobby for myself. I call it “tweaking” because I keep tweaking various companies to see if I can get them to admit their weaknesses and failings. This past week or so I continued to tweak the help-with-your-invention companies. I decided that chrome plated vegetables wasn’t ludicrous enough so this time I told four different … [Read more...] about Resurrecting Dead Pets

I’m ashamed to say I’m often oblivious to the obvious.  For about 15 years – half the sum of time I’ve been abused by one of my neighbors -  I thought it was only because he didn’t like me.  It took another considerable span of time to figure out that the reason he kept pushing, kept insulting, kept doing everything he could to make my life difficult, was because I was a woman … [Read more...] about Elder Bullying

It's a new year again. Decide that THIS is the year you are going work on improving you and your life. I am seeing more and more reports that boomers are not aging well. Stories about obesity, physical and mental decline among those between 60 and 69 are alarming. What happened to the youthful boomer declaration "We will never get old"? (See [Read more...] about Time For A Fresh Start

I suppose that many readers have seen a jovial George Forman (former prize fighter and inventor of the famous George Forman grill) on TV saying, "My friends are always asking me, 'George, what do I do with my idea for a new product?' and I tell them, go see my friends at The Inventor’s Workplace." (Name changed to protect myself from lawsuits.) So I finally did go to their … [Read more...] about Chrome Plated Mashed Potatoes

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 wheat (the … [Read more...] about  Strange Decisions In My Life

Do you ever feel shortchanged in life? It’s an understandable feeling to have, especially in a world that pushes a more-is-mandatory mindset. But, is that mindset helping or holding you back? “I’ve spent too long thinking about what was taken and not what was given.” That is a line of dialogue spoken by Prince Caspian in the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage … [Read more...] about Do You Feel Shortchanged in Life?