Both as a writer and a reader — it’s no contest. How about you? — In case you’re unfamiliar with the term “listicles,” they are defined as articles structured in the form of a list typically having some additional content relating to each item. Listicles typically have numbers in their title, such as Five Signs of a Highly Intelligent Person written by Sean Kernan. There…

For decades, I bottled them up — these days they’re free-flowing liquid gold to my soul — Take a few seconds to examine the above image. What do you see? And how do you interpret it? Regarding the first question, you’re probably thinking, “Isn’t it obvious — I see a tear dripping from someone’s eyelid and an image of two people kissing in an eyeball.” Yep, I…

I’m still trying to figure out the answer at the age of 71 — I can’t tell you how many times I’ve pondered this question. I’ve yet to come up with an answer. But, what the heck … I shall share some thoughts on this matter. Maybe this time, one of those thoughts will make some sense to me. First thought — I don’t…

I promise fulfilling the first two will make your day better. I’m humbly hoping the same applies to the third. — Request #1 Do your best to be loving to yourself Request #2 Do your best to be loving to others, especially those who you may take for granted Request #3 Read one of the below articles of mine. Each one is very special to me, based on the comments I received indicating how well they connected…

The last thing I want is to have any deathbed regrets — I can’t believe this coming Saturday, a week from today, I shall be turning 71 years old. It feels like just yesterday I turned 70, and only the day before, I turned 65. That makes me think of the lyrics to a Joni Mitchell song: Who knows where the time…

None are small. Anyone of them can be life-changing. It all starts with being aware of them. — Let’s take this morning. I’ve been awake for less than an hour, and already I’ve made several choices. I’m grateful for each one. These are the choices I’ve made: I chose to resist planting my feet onto the bathroom scale immediately upon awakening, rather than feed my compulsive habit to…

It is what it is, and the more I accept that, the more I shall grow — I am codependent. Codependency sucks. Yesterday, my codependency was triggered. Later today, I shall have to speak with the person whose words triggered me. I’m not looking forward to it. Every time a situation arises that triggers my codependency, there is a part of me that goes into a panic. …

I haven’t quite figured it out yet — so if you have, please let me know, and I shall be eternally grateful — The date of my last published article is April 23rd. Today is June 1st. Do the math. It’s a dam long time for someone who was writing multiple articles every week. I miss writing. I especially miss the feedback from my readers spelling out how my words have been helpful…

Because you’ll pay a big price for it as will others, even if they have no conscious awareness of it — That’s my first thing in the morning insight. I’m sick and tired of being afraid of being me. All because I have this warped perception that I need to be perfect. That I need everyone to be happy with me. That god forbid I offend somebody. That god forbid I…