As Proverbs reminds us, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” “I love that idea because vision—especially vision rooted in the values we cherish most—can bring life to retirement.” Retirement is not just the end of work. It is the beginning of a new season—one that invites imagination, creativity,…
Learn how savoring—past, present, and future—can increase happiness, resilience, and meaning, especially during retirement and life transitions. Savoring Fire Lookout Towers Today, I’m savoring some special moments from the past. I lived on two fire lookout towers during two different life life eras in Oregon’s Ochocco National Forest. Because I’m…
Me: Remembering and savoring a rainy day, past and present. You: Savor and journal a positive rainy day moment in your past and experience the feelings that flow like a gentle rain, washing away any stress and lifting your spirit to joy. Savoring a Rainy Day in Vietnam I’m sitting…
Key Points Introducing Taipei-Taoyuan There are many great airport hubs in Asia such as Tokyo-Narita, Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok, and maybe my favorite, Singapore-Changi. I’ve been through all of them and they are impressive, though my journey through Tokyo-Narita was eerie, nearly a ghost town as I transited during the…
Getting Older (Some of these are “terrible,” but made me gasp and laugh. As they say, humor is in the hearer’s mind!) Age Jokes courtesy of Reader’s Digest—more jokes, see here. Corny Jokes Corny Jokes courtesy of Good Housekeeping —more jokes, see here.
A devotion that helps us to follow the way of Jesus.
Key Takeaways from this Post Worlds of Wisdom to improve yourself: Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw away the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your…
Key Takeaways Did the Amazons actually exist in history? While searching for a brief and enjoyable Ted Talk to show my Vietnamese IELTS students, I stumbled upon the Amazons. I wanted to encourage my students to listen to more English, hence get a better IELTS score and increase their chance…
Dive into this Workout to be your Best Possible Self It’s time for an intervention! A few years ago, we were in a COVID lock down in Vietnam. My work was shut down and my family was far away in the USA and London. I felt isolated and alone as…
Falafel is a favorite in our household, and it’s easy to see why. It’s nutritiously dense, it’s incredibly flavorsome, and it’s easy to prepare.
