On Just About Everything
I am finally convinced that I am now in the full stage of the grieving process due to my wife’s death in July. It took me a while to get here. I was beginning to wonder if I was actually … Continue reading About Emotions #4 – The Grieving Process… Finally
I have always been a dreamer. I still sit out on starry nights thinking about my future. I have done that for the last seventy years. But, there is another side to dreaming, and that is to dream what my … Continue reading Always Greener…
I have been blogging for almost fifteen years now, thirteen of them here at RJsCorner. I will soon exceed 5,000 posts here, and for the last five years or so, the posts are, as my header says, is a daily … Continue reading About Journaling… One More Time
By almost all counts, I have been happy living in my retirement community home for the last three months. It has the things that make my life easier. The staff here is extraordinary. I love my cozy apartment, it fits … Continue reading RetComLife # 13 – It’s Not About Where
Overthinking is kind of like Dickens’s Tale of Two Cities. It is the best of things, it is the worst of things. But what is the difference between thinking about something and overthinking? I pride myself on the words that … Continue reading Overthinking…
The title to this post is a biblical proverb that means that people should take care of their own defects and not just correct the faults of others. I do agree with that, but I also see it as working … Continue reading About Emotions #3 – Heal Thy Self
I am a fan of “Anne of Green Gables” in almost all of its forms. It is the story of a spunky orphan who grew up on Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada. That type of story is kind of … Continue reading Finding My “Kindred Spirit”…
Just got back from a four-day road trip to Cleveland/Dayton/Cincinnati areas. One of the most memorable places was the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati. Here are a few pictures to entice you to visit. All that neon in one place … Continue reading All That Neon…
I am starting to lose interest in what was once my major hobby. I kind of pride myself in taking well composed photographs of many of the historic sites I have visited. Sometimes I have taken ten minutes to figure … Continue reading Fake Photos & Edward G Robinson…
While this question is maybe not be directly associated with my RetComLife, it is central to where and how I live the remainder of my life. So, I think it deserves your attention in this category. Given my recent experiences, … Continue reading RetComLife # 12 – What Do I Want To do With The Rest Of My Life?
I have always been enthralled about the Michelangelo’s painting on the ceiling chapel of God touching man. If God is the omnipotent being with all the wisdom of the universe, then just to touch his finger would probably make me … Continue reading The Secret Of Life…
Before I get into the psychological aspects of this new series, I want to help you, and myself, to understand the depth of my troubles with emotions. That is what this post is about: I have been having some pretty … Continue reading Emotions # 2 – I Think I Might Be Pregnant??
Just a quick note for today I know, I need another category of posts here at RJsCorner like a need a hole in my head! 🤓 But, that is just what I am going to do with his post. I … Continue reading Words Of Wisdom
Over the years, meaning the last two decades, I have developed a certain writing process that has proven to bring out my creativity and illustrate my love of words. But, now as a widowed retirement community resident, that process has … Continue reading Being More Creative & Productive?
This post is introducing yet another special series entitled “Do Something“. As the title and logo implies, it is about getting off your butt and doing something about making your life fuller and more fruitful. It is simply useless to … Continue reading Do Something # 1 – Learn Something New
I had an epiphany of sorts the other day. Since I am now in a retirement community, I am around older people every day. A big majority of them either use walkers or canes to get around. There are over … Continue reading RetComLife #11 – The Wheels of Life
This is going to be one of my “fun”/ off-the-wall posts, so hang in there. Because tattoos are forever, and I don’t even know where I will be physically, mentally, or spiritually even a week from now, I just can’t … Continue reading I Don’t Do Tattoos…
Last week, when I finished up the series End Of Life Trauma, I told you that I would take a few weeks off before I settled on the next “Wednesday series”. I visited the last post of that series dozens … Continue reading About Emotions #1 – These Strange Feelings
I, and I imagine many of you, are tired of the fake-news and dishonesty that invades almost everything now days. We seek out those things, and people, we think we can trust. For me, that seeking out especially include politics, … Continue reading Longing For Honesty…
The quote above is kinda good advice for life in general, but right now, I am applying it to memories of my recently departed wife. We were almost opposites in many ways, so there are memories of times we disagreed, … Continue reading It’s Time To Cherish The Good & Throw Away The Bad…
I can’t leave you with the idea that my RetComLife (retirement community life) is all positive for me. One of the areas that disappoints me is the dining room, including the menus and food preparation. That is what this post … Continue reading RetComLife #10 – Dining 🙁…
Will we ever see an end to this pandemic? It seems like one yellow light after another, with no end in sight. That is the most depressing place to be. That is what this post is all about. “There are … Continue reading Only Yellow Lights…
I’m sure most people think of hospice as that short period that ends the suffering of terminal patients. This post will try to explain that this description is simplified at best, and actually somewhat misguided. As my wife continued her … Continue reading End of Life Trauma #9 – The Final Week.
I really don’t know if all those who praise Mother Teresa know the full extent of her spiritual beliefs? I think she was an extraordinary woman who followed her beliefs more than about any soul on this earth. I have … Continue reading Just Doing What’s Right…
I don’t know why some of the simplest images are the ones that fascinate me? Maybe I am “dumber than a box of marbles” but I love this picture from the Praire Museum in Colby, Kansas. Continue reading A Box Of Marbles…
I continue to try to find my way through this new life I have chosen for myself. As usual, I want it to happen NOW, but realize that it is more of a journey than a short stop. Some of … Continue reading RetComLife #9 – Privacy & Trade-offs
It seems that I am now in some new stage of grief from my wife’s recent death. It has been two months today that she drew her last breath. I think up till now I have just been consumed with … Continue reading Stages of Grief…
I know President Biden has tried many different approaches to get LMPIs (lazy-minded, proudly-ignorant) people to get a vaccination. He has offered cash incentives and even an instant lottery ticket for only those who take the shot. That doesn’t seem … Continue reading Another Approach…
I’m going to keep this Sunday’s post short and simple. Richard Rohr, via the words above, has spelled out almost everything that I see as misguided about most of today’s versions of religion. Belonging and Believing something is simple, actually … Continue reading Worship Instead of Follow?
Yesterday on RetComLife #7 I told you one of the reasons I am staying here is because my new apartment is cozy. For this post, I will expand that thought with a puzzling situation. I’ve told you here before, but … Continue reading RetComLife #8 – It is a Puzzling Life
I am old; I recognize it but I don’t realize it. I wonder if a person ever really ceases to feel young — I mean, for a whole day at a time. Mark Twain I still remember the Mark Twain … Continue reading RetComLife #7 -I’m Not Old.
I have spent many hours in these pandemic months in my barn working on my µRV (micro RV for those who don’t know Greek). She now has a front deflector that gives me an extra three miles-per-gallon. Even though it … Continue reading Still Dreaming…
This is going to be one of those epiphany posts where I learn a little about myself. One of my favorite quotes comes from the sci-fi movie called Tron. Chaos, Good News I read that to mean that sometimes we … Continue reading Chaos, Good News…
There have been hundreds of utopian communities spring up across America during its history. Some lasted only a few years, some longer, but none of them survived. I am a dreamer and when I read the words “heaven on earth” … Continue reading Utopia… On Earth As It Is In Heaven?
I know I have posted a few pictures, including this one, of the Haan House Sculpture Garden near Lafayette, Indiana, but I want to go “whole hog” on this post to give you the full gallery. I took this short … Continue reading Sculpture Garden
One of the things I most enjoy about my new retirement community life is the 0.66 mile walking path around the perimeter of the property. It is a peaceful trek that I take twice a day, and sometimes even more. … Continue reading RetComLife # 6 – The Pathways of Life
This rather dusty picture is one of my most treasured wedding gifts from 35 years ago. It was from my wife’s best friend’s mother. I immediately thought of the phrase “Life is a bowl of cherries” and wondered just how … Continue reading A Bowl Of Cherries…
We are closing in on the last few posts about “End Of Life Trauma”. I hope this series is at least a little helpful to you in understanding these matters. While I had some exceptional support during this “Hospice” period, … Continue reading End of Life Trauma Part 7 – Hospice
I was looking at some early 2021 posts here on RJsCorner and saw that I promised some more posts about Humanism, but haven’t delivered on that promise since then. It’s about time I talked about this subject a little more … Continue reading Being A Humanist…
This is a picture of Dexter in 2011. He was the last pet I had. We rescued him from the shelter, and now he has a home with our neighbor across the road. You see, Dexter is an indoor/outdoor cat. … Continue reading I Miss It…
I really do intend to give you more of the time I first entered RetComLife, but mini epiphanies keep getting in the way. Since all this is new to me, I am trying to discover the best way to get … Continue reading RetComLife #5 – Simplify…
Looking back on my life, I realize that I have always had a very active imagination. Starting at a very young age I would sit out on the dew covered grass at night staring at the stars and dreaming about … Continue reading An Alternative Universe
This is a continuing series about the end-of-life trauma of my recently departed wife. I was totally unprepared for what I would encounter during this 78-day period. I post this series to maybe prepare some of you for the same … Continue reading End of Life Trauma Part 6 – The Final Hospital Stay
I have linked up with my virtual friend Philip Gulley in yet another way at https://www.philipgulley.com/ The name of this site is called “PlainSpeech”. That is a Quaker thought that basically means “Mean what you say, and say what you … Continue reading About The Second Creation Story
I haven’t brought up one of my favorite all-time pictures here at RJsCorner for some time. To me, it evokes pure creativity. So, with this Saturday Pictures post, I once again, give you just a box of eggs. Continue reading Just a Box of Eggs
