I’m suffering from a dopamine addiction. When I don’t get any likes, I experience a form of withdrawal. I’m asking myself why I’m doing this. “Why” is one of the most powerful words we have. It’s a good idea to assault all of our behaviors with “why.” I asked my...
During the Clinton/Lewinsky debacle, people were asking if Clinton was still relevant. That’s about the worst thing for a president, or anyone for that matter to hear. To lose relevance means to lose our purpose. Everyone who has any kind of job, from the president to...
It was raining. My 9-year old granddaughter said, “Hey PopPop, let’s dance in the rain.” I responded with, “No, Parker. We’ll get soaking wet.” She responded, “Please, PopPop.” In my 79 year old wisdom, I said, “No, Parker. You’ll catch your death of cold.” We went...
“Oh, the worst of all tragedies is not to die young, but to live until I am seventy-five and yet not ever truly to have lived.” Martin Luther King Jr. I’m thinking about the Law of Conservation of Energy today. This law, first proposed and tested by Émilie du...
I’m grateful to Chip Conley, founder of the Modern Elder Academy, for introducing me to the phrase, “Grow Whole, Not Old.” I was feeling as if I was becoming more fragmented as I grew older. I certainly didn’t feel like I was getting better. After all, isn’t aging...
I asked my 86 year old friend, Bill Zaner, why old people were always characterized as grumpy. He quickly replied, “It’s because they’ve been left behind. The world’s having a party, and they’re not invited.” Bill quickly summarized our culture. We divide the...
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