by Ralph
on October 13, 2010
Echo Lake California., photo by Ralph Carlson.
You can’t stop the aging process!
Aging is not for wimps. Each day abilities slip, balance declines, muscles weaken, stamina drops, posture slumps. The only thing not getting worse is the denial that tells you how well you are holding up. In a normal day it isn’t hard to believe that lie. Household tasks don’t stress the body much. It is when you get outside the routine and push the envelop that the ugly truth is hard to hide. You are getting old! Last week I took a cold, wet mackerel in the face. I took a hike in the nearby mountains. [continue reading…]
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by Ralph
on October 11, 2010
Success starts in your head
Somewhere in your mind there is an image of retirement success. It may be something you think is impossible; a dream that somebody else can achieve but not you. It may be more modest but still a stretch- something that will only happen if you work at it. Whatever it is if you don’t visualize that image daily, it won’t happen. Whether it is a wild and crazy idea or just a stretch slightly beyond your current lifestyle, it requires effort to become reality. You must initiate actions to move beyond ordinary. If you don’t keep that image in your head, all it will ever be is a fantasy. [continue reading…]
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