Absolutely, according to Marie Kondo, the Japanese lifestyle consultant and author of the #1 New York Times best seller, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. The book was recommended to my wife and I by Emily, my niece. I did not act upon it at the time. I …
Lifelong learning
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever.” That quote was commonly attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. If you knew you were to die tomorrow, how would you live your very last day? Would you still follow your daily routine or go off the beaten path? Would you …
Handy uses for smartphones
We tend to associate high-tech with California, innovation, and last but not least, young people. In fact, the older generation is often stereotyped, sometimes quite humourously, as being technology-challenged. Before I continue, I need to first make a confession. Despite my profession as a blogger and my computer science academic background, I was a late …
A 17th Century Nun’s Prayer
Lord, Thou knowest better than I myself know that I am getting older and will some day be old. Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion. Release me from the craving to straighten out everybody’s affairs. Make me thoughtful, but not moody; helpful but …
Pivot to discover new personalized life interests
A young Toronto woman made international news headlines in 2017 when she had to be rescued from the top of a construction crane, about 25-story high in the air. The question everybody had in mind was why she scaled the crane in the first place. She explained herself in court: I climbed to the top …
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