Mar 16 2014
I read an article about a Texas woman who sued the producers of the now defunct American reality show “Extreme Makeover” for more than one million dollars. The show depicted ordinary men and women undergoing “extreme makeovers” that involved plastic surgery, exercise regimens, hairdressing and wardrobing. Each episode ended with the participants’ return to their …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.50plusmarketplacenews.com/3277/your-life-support/speak
Feb 03 2014
“You’re having problems? No problem.” That’s what I try to tell myself when I begin to feel overwhelmed. And then I remind myself that the only people I am aware of who don’t have troubles are gathered in peaceful, little neighborhoods. There is never a care, never a moment of stress and never an obstacle …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.50plusmarketplacenews.com/2806/your-life-support/problem-problem
Feb 03 2014
A Buddhist monk strode into a Zen pizza parlor and said, “Make me one with everything.” The proprietor appreciated the Zen humor and, when the monk paid with $20 bill, the guy pocketed it. “Hey,” asked the monk, “where’s my change?” “Change,” replied the owner inscrutably, “must come from within.” And it’s true: we can …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.50plusmarketplacenews.com/2794/your-life-support/time-wake-up
Jan 05 2014
When William Stidger taught at Boston University, he once reflected upon the great number of unthanked people in his life. Those who had helped nurture him, inspire him or who cared enough about him to leave a lasting impression. One was a schoolteacher he’d not heard of in many years. But he remembered that she …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.50plusmarketplacenews.com/2614/your-life-support/un-thanked-people
Dec 10 2013
I know a couple who works in the pharmaceutical industry. He is a sales representative and she is a pharmacist. When asked what they do for a living, he is quick to reply, “She makes drugs and I sell `em.” I believe it was Lord Byron who said, “Always laugh when you can. It is …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.50plusmarketplacenews.com/2368/your-life-support/laughter-cheap-medicine
Dec 05 2013
A young woman was filling out an application for college when she came across the question: Are you a leader? She thought she had better be brutally honest, so she answered, “No.” She was convinced when she sent the application in that she’d never hear from them because of that answer. But she received a …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.50plusmarketplacenews.com/2125/your-life-support/good-leaders-good-followers
Nov 30 2013
Calvin, of the “Calvin and Hobbes” comic strip fame, once imparted some timeless wisdom: “If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night,” he observed, “I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.” I believe he’s right. I try to sit outside every night before bedtime to breathe the night air and look at …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.50plusmarketplacenews.com/2068/your-life-support/good-life
