All my life I have been an empath even if I didn’t know it. 95% of my estate is going to organizations who help people with their struggles in life or to people themselves. That just seems natural to me. Although I realize that for many it is the other way around, 5% goes to helping others and 95% goes to family and friends or … Continue reading Self-Focus vs. Empathy
I’ve learned a lot about creativity in the last few years. So, I thought I would give you a sample of those lessons from my other blog at RJsArtsySide. Continue reading A Snippet from RJsArtsySide
I read my first book at the age of 6-years and have probably read 1,000+ more since then. Those 1st books showed me worlds I could never have imagined. But now I am getting to the time in my life where I start yelling “Get to the point!” That might be because I have lived a full and challenging life and therefore don’t need all … Continue reading 2 the Point
For the last month or so I have been meeting with a college student who is taking a class about “Stories, Art, and Aging”. She will soon be giving a presentation about what she has learned from our conversations. I am anxious to see that. That exercise has been fun for me. Given my ineptitude at social things I was hesitant to get involved with … Continue reading Finding My Purpose… A Neverending Search
Looking back, 2025 has been a very insightful year for me. I learned a lot about myself and even some things that changed my worldview. I also learned to think more deeply about things ranging from complicated to simple. In other words I have learned to appreciate the essence of life itself. How’s that for a serious accomplishment! Everything has an essence. I have discovered … Continue reading Essence – One Of My Favorite Words
I don’t know why but I have been in a very philosophical mood lately. Many seeds have recently been planted in my brain about what my last words in life might be. No, this isn’t doom and disaster stuff to me. Instead it is kinda fun and at least interesting to think about. They say that when you are on the verge of conscious death … Continue reading My Last Words
Life On My Own A couple of weeks ago I posted about building my fortress of solitude in my 800 sq ft Retcom apartment. In that post I mentioned LOMO but didn’t explain it much. This post does that explainin. I am finally able to admit that I am now the happiest I have been in at last last ten years and maybe ever. My … Continue reading Celebrating LOMO
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has a reputation for being on the cutting edge of words and trends I thought I would use some of what they say about the term NeuroSpicy. What I see when I read the above is that neurospicy is not meant to be a new medical term but instead mocks the medical terms that try to name normal variations in how the … Continue reading NeuroSpicy -On Second Thought
If you have been around RJsCorner for a while you know that I have a level of anguish for how the medical community seems to be merging everything into the Autism Spectrum. On the one hand they say it is an almost infinite spectrum, but on the other they classify it at 3 levels: Needing help, Needing a LOT of help, Needing 24/7 help. (These … Continue reading NeuroSpicy
Now that I have a very fast internet connection I have given up cable and satellite in favor of total streaming. One of the best things about that is I can now watch many of my favorite shows from the 1960s to the 1990s. In the four years I have now been in my RetCom (retirement community) I have been through dozens of shows from … Continue reading I’ll Let You In On A Little Secret
The reason I am writing this series of posts here at RJsCorner is to maybe help you discover the emotional “secrets” to what lies beyond retirement day. Maybe I can help some of you so you might not make the same mistakes as I did. Continue reading The Emotional Side Of Retirement
Memories are something that I have an abundance of. As I have said many times here on RJsCorner, my brain constantly runs 100 mph with hundreds of different thoughts. Sadly most of those that have value, might I even say brilliant, thoughts are lost before they are written down. That’s one of the downsides of being old I guess. I was going to title this … Continue reading Memories Light The Corners Of My Mind…
Like Superman, I need my Fortress of Solitude. I need a place where I can live life on my own (LOMO) for whatever time I have left on this earth. After four years of trying to create it, I think it is finally done. Continue reading My Fortress Of Solitude
Or at least many of today’s versions of them. To me they are simply annoying distractions. I know they are becoming the number one thing in the social media world. This is one of those things that advancing technology has made possible but do we have to do everything just because it becomes possible? I am a techie and have been since the two Steves … Continue reading I Don’t Like Videos
I am always on the lookout for advice on dealing with my final years. I found an article that has helped me in that regard so I thought I would give you a few snippets from it. Continue reading Staying Emotionally Strong In Your Later Years
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