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Monday, May 19, 2025
PASSOVER LAUGHTER for your “HAPPILY EVER AFTER” (are they sort of the same?) If you look closely, leaving full-time work and facing your journey to “Happily Ever After” is a lot like Passover. Just think for a moment: 1. It’s not that matzah is called ...
“Your mind is a garden; your thoughts are seeds. You can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds.” Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel adopted the name “Dr. Seuss” after an incident at Dartmouth in 1925. He was editor and chief of the humor magazine, Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern. ...
SEVEN (7) SIMPLE THINGS THAT NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU ABOUT SEARCHING FOR YOUR “Happily Ever After” 1. SUCCESS ONLY COMES WHEN YOU HAVE A PLAN! Otherwise, you can end up wandering and grouchy like a Publix shopper who forgot the grocery list. 2. ...
HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2025! This month’s column is all about that traditional New Year’s Eve song, “Auld Lang Syne.” That song, which is sung at midnight, makes everyone look around for some old friends to kiss or hug and then, perhaps, to start looking for some new friends. Actually, ...
An important way to find your road to happily ever after is to ask yourself, ‘What am I passionate about?’ Making a list of what brings you happiness (including some things you used to really enjoy) will help point you in the right direction for the future. That said, my column ...
(Author’s note: I’ve changed the name of my column. The reason is that the word ‘Retirement’ makes some people who are still working feel my message doesn’t apply to them. Actually, they are the perfect audience (yes, you in your 50s)! As a result, I’ve decided to call my column ‘happily ...
Scene: Four recently retired ladies – Ethel, Judy, Sandra, and Rachel – are having lunch shortly after Yom Kippur at a famous Jewish deli. [Ethel ordered the matzo ball soup. Judy wanted to split a corned beef sandwich (although she did worry about a split charge), and Sandra chose ...
(Confession: I am not a Do It Yourself (DIY) person. I do not own a tool apron and most of the time can’t find my toolbox. I turn to specialists whom I know can solve my issues. If that’s you when it comes to retirement, let’s talk. On the other hand, if you have your apron on and are ready, read ...
Tape Measure – to measure the ideas that pop into your head. Drill – to drill down to basics when you are starting something new. Screwdriver – to tighten/untighten as you experiment with what’s new. Hammer – to hammer down final decisions. I hear that a lot ...
