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
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
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
Many are panicked about what the future holds for them. They see robots taking over the world and humans relegated to the trash heap of time. This post is to try to do a little bit to assure you that is not the case. My new blog over at RJsDigitalDoodles.net is all about creativity. I truly believe that we are on the crux of a … Continue reading The 2nd Enlightenment
I read a very interesting article the other day that caused me to have a different perception of boredom. Continue reading We Are Killing Our Creativity With Constant Stimulation
Life on the Margins – Outsider -Nonconformist -Eccentric – Maverick Let me make it clear that when I talk about “Life On the Margins” or any of its other descriptions I am talking about people who: I am certainly one of those, and I suspect that many who come across RJsCorner, especially those who stick around, might also be living life on the margins. We … Continue reading Life On the Margins…
“Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.” -Steve Amraboli- I love to read what people say that makes me see life from a different angle. This is one of those times. I have had more than my share of problems in my 80 years of life so being able to deal with problems was an essential process. It’s … Continue reading Happiness Is Not…
“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.”
– Thomas Jefferson Continue reading Never Cause For Withdrawing
My in-depth study of Christianity 18 years ago showed me just how far religion has veered from its original founder. I am now discovering a similar thing happening in the psychiatric community surrounding neurodiversity. That is what this post is all about. Continue reading Diversity – Convoluted Paths & A Way Forward…
I have been there more times than I can remember. It was the place to go when I wanted to feel truly refreshed. There is just something about the place that always allows that to happen. It is about a two hour drive from my RetCom apartment and is called “Pleasant Hill Shaker Village” near Lexington, KY. The reason this popped up now is the … Continue reading A Last Time Memory
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