Mindfulness, or How to Stop Having Senior Moments

Posted by admin on Mar 29, 2014 in Elderhood, Learn something new, Third Age | 0 comments Ever walk into another room in your house to do something and totally forget what you came to do? Sure you have. And what do you and everyone else call that? Senior moment, right? I have news for you. Long before I became a senior, I had these so-called senior moments. Lots of them. And no, I wasn’t “developmentally delayed.” I was actually considered quite bright for my age. I think there is...
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Living for the Kids?

Posted by admin on Mar 26, 2014 in Elderhood, Learn something new, Leave a legacy, Re-invent yourself, Third Age | Comments Off on Living for the Kids? Before I had grandchildren, it was hard to imagine how attached I would become to the little darlings (same for my kids actually). I liked other people’s kids and grandkids, but I could take them or leave them. Now that I have them, I can totally relate to “living for the kids”–grandkids, that is. For me, the grandkids, both in their presence and their absence, remind me of my own children and...
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How to post video in WordPress

Posted by admin on Mar 6, 2014 in Learn something new | Comments Off on How to post video in WordPress I was successful in posting the video you see in yesterday’s post. As you know, if you have followed me for the last couple of days, I had a frustrating time getting the video into the post. So for anyone who may be challenged as I was, here’s the way to do it on WordPress. Assuming you want to embed a YouTube video, you play it and copy the URL from the address field while it’s playing. Then...
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Rant of a rankled writer

Posted by admin on Mar 4, 2014 in Learn something new | 0 comments Do you know the worst part of being a blogger? It’s not writer’s block, and it’s not even SEO. No, it’s the frustration and helplessness you feel when you want to do something and you can’t find out how to do it. Now I understand how two-year-olds feel when they have tantrums. I was all set for a quick blog a couple of hours ago. I was going to upload a hilarious video and comment on it. That...
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Releasing endorphins and why you want to

Posted by admin on Mar 4, 2014 in Learn something new, Renew your spirit | Comments Off on Releasing endorphins and why you want to Yesterday I was video challenged. I learned something new today thanks to my friend Wayne Sharer. He was kind enough to point me in the right direction, and I have embedded the video below for your pleasure. Before you watch it, be sure you are somewhere where you can turn up the speakers. Quite possibly you’ll want to laugh out loud and I hope you do. You’ll release a few endorphins. Why are...
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Are the best things in life…free?

Posted by admin on Mar 1, 2014 in Learn something new | 0 comments “The best things in life are free.” Do you think this is true? I’m not sure. After I thought about it, I realized that those free things, like air, sunshine, rain and love all require some attention on our part. Here is what I mean: The cost for air, sunshine and rain: avoid air pollution. The cost for love: work at relationships. Even a “free” book isn’t free. You have to do something to get...
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