Inspirational stories relevant to readers of Better Life After 50
First off, what ARE brain waves? Well, they are essentially electrical voltages in the brain that move back and forth, or oscillate. These electrical voltages, or brain waves, can actually be measured. That is, our brains emit energy, real energy, that can be measured in units of hertz (hz), just like other electrical energy. This … Read more
Now that we are over 50, sometimes we can feel like we have missed out on some of our dreams. There are things many of us are disappointed about not having done or accomplished in life. It can be tough to come to grips with our feelings sometimes. After all, we are inundated with television … Read more
We all know it can be hard to change our habits, and now that we are over 50, many of us still have a few bad or unhealthy habits that we now have to deal with. Sometimes we have bad habits around things or activities that we absolutely love and don’t want to change, but … Read more
Again, I am writing from the seat of a flight–United 369 from San Antonio to Denver. Yes, there is at least one bloody Mary involved. I’ve been looking out of the window pondering how I make my life more meaningful and I thought it might be helpful if I just start writing about it. The … Read more
The Magic of the Airplane Bloody Mary As I get older, I am sometimes amazed at some of the things that pop into my head. I’m not sure it s possible, but I could actually be more immature in my after 50 life, than I was as a teenager. I’m not sure why but maybe … Read more
They Ate My Hamburgers, pt. 2 After that $500 hour at McDonald’s and after I saw them eating my hamburgers, I couldn’t have cared less if someone had said to me “you can change your life after 50”. I was eighteen! It would be years later that their eating my hamburgers would start to eat … Read more
They Ate My Hamburgers, Pt. 1 Writing in the middle of a severe electrical storm is probably not the smartest thing I’ve ever done. I’m sure there are plenty of my friends and family eager to shout, ” it ain’t the dumbest thing you’ve ever done either”. Fine. It’s a good time to think though, … Read more
Coming to grips with getting up there in age can be, well…a bitch. I think its harder than with my parent’s generation because, after all, we are baby boomers–albeit at the younger end of baby boomers. And baby boomers don’t take aging well. Don’t believe me? Consider this. Our parents took the graying like troupers. … Read more