I’m going to be putting more priority on Life on the Margins (LOM) going forward here on RJsCorner. For this post, I want to explain what this category of posts is intended to be about, and then to tell you the reasons why I will be posting more frequently about it. I originally wrote the title “Life Outside the Mainstream”, but after quite a bit … Continue reading Putting More Priority On “Life On The Margins”
Since I have decided that my “Mosaic of Life” is more than a one-year project, it’s time to fill in some missing pieces. Let’s start with the first one. Continue reading Mosaic of Life #153 – It Shoulda Been The First Mosaic
My travel into artsy in 2025 will be like high school lessons. In 2024 I graduated from grade school via “RJsMosaic of Life”. This year I move on to a higher level of learning. I certainly realize that I don’t have enough years left to become very proficient at this craft, but I will go as far as I can with the time I have left. Continue reading Lessons Learned…
One of the perks of retirement life is that we finally have time to achieve any talent you desire, and for our mental health, it is critical that we do exactly that. Quite literally, we must all regularly study something new. That includes reading manuals and How-Tos. I know that is not natural, but it is the only way to become proficient at ANYTHING. You … Continue reading Lessons Learned
Sometimes I get the feeling that I am just marking off each day as they come, waiting for the end. That is no kind of life. All of us need a purpose for getting up each morning. Just marking off the days is not good enough. But, that seems like what RetCom (retirement community) life is all about for at least some of us. I have … Continue reading Make Way For Tomorrow, And All The Days Yet To Come…
I have always been a dreamer and a person who constantly looks to the future. When I was a very young boy I would go out into the backyard of our 1950s $14,000 tract home and lay on the dewy grass and look at the stars and dream about my future. It seems like there were a lot more stars on those nights than I … Continue reading Roads Not Taken
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