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 freaking 70 years old and it’s high time I make the most of each one. — I’m not looking to give myself a hard time, something I’m prone to do. Rather, I’m looking to motivate myself to make the most out of each precious day I’m fortunate to be alive and healthy. That’s the sole reason I’ve written this article. I could die tomorrow. Yes, I…

This past weekend was an absolute blast, all I hoped it would be — I was blessed with the opportunity to sing in two shows in my condo retirement community — a Friday afternoon matinee and a Saturday evening performance. I had the privilege of singing two solos. The first song was Rainbow Connection (from Sesame Street). …

I suspect not often enough. If you’re anything like me, you’re too busy giving yourself an undue hard time for simply being human — For a few minutes, let’s take a break from giving ourselves a hard time. We can always get back to it later, lol. I’d love you to spend some time reflecting upon what makes you a special human being — those positive qualities you see in yourself that make you…

Especially when you’re feeling triggered and overwhelmed. I promise you there always is a way — Here is where my head is at the moment: I’m feeling super triggered by stuff going on in my life over the last couple of days. In the heat of all the emotions I’m feeling, these thoughts are coming up: I wish I could control people. I wish I could…

Here’s a sweet and easy way to do it that will likely touch their heart so deeply it will bring on the tears — My wife Dee came up with the idea, so I give her all the credit. I’m only paying it forward. Regarding my words in the subtitle about moving a friend to tears — they weren’t clickbait. Nope. It really happened, just about a week or so ago — on October…

I’m beyond grateful to be so in touch with the sensitive side of my authentic self — Granted, it took senior citizen me seven decades to reach this point. But that’s ok, as I’m here now. Here’s the latest episode of what’s becoming almost a daily occurrence of tears rolling down my cheeks. It occurred just yesterday, at the end of my wife’s visit to her gastroenterologist…