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NOTHING is more frustrating than to be on a telephone call where you are constantly asked to “press 1 or 2”. I am getting to the point of not using certain companies rather than get caught on their, “if you need ….., press 1; if you want   -------, press 2 and sometimes, “if you ------, press 3.” After you press the correct number, you are again taken on the merry-go-round of, … [Read more...] about Just Waiting Around

Taking a walk is one of best ways to exercise and one of the most common excuses I hear for not taking a walk is, “I already get my exercise by doing my chores each day.” So is this true? Usually not. Now if you live in a mansion, or the dining room is in another building that’s one thing. However most movement around the house (chores, daily activities, etc.), while good for … [Read more...] about Don’t Rely on Chores as Exercise

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