(Michael Altshuler)

It is your life!

No one else’s.

Are you living the kind of life you want to live?

I know you may have obligations to others that may be limiting your options.

But aren’t there things you can do and be while keeping your promises?

Discuss it with your spouse. He or she might have ideas.

We only go around once.

Think about it!

If not today, when?

Behind closed doors, millions of Americans are stepping into one of the hardest roles they’ll ever take on: caring for their aging parents.

New York Times Opinion interviewed dozens of family caregivers across the country to paint a portrait of the American elder care crisis.

In the photo above, this caregiver describes the heavy emotional toll and personal sacrifices required to keep their loved ones safe and comfortable.

The United States currently relies on unpaid caregivers to provide $870 billion worth of labor each year, often at an extreme cost to the caregivers’ own well-being, finances and futures.

“What if this goes on for another 10 years?” one caregiver said. “How long am I going to be able to maintain this?”

(NYT)

Teenage years have always been chaotic.

AI tells us that the word chaotic implies a state of complete disorder…

…Confusion or unpredictability.

Have I gone too far in describing your kids?

I hope so.

We have raised a lot of kids and I know the teens are tough for them and for us.

And there are many 30 year olds today who exhibit the same tendencies.

Regardless of their ages, they still need you to be who and what you are!

And they want to see that you have and live by the same values you’ve always lived by.

They need some predictability in their lives and that isYOU!

If not today, when?

(George Addair)

Fear is real!

There are many forms.

I would like to discuss whatever fear is preventing you from realising your goal or dream.

I lived with fear for many years of racing to Mackinac Island aboard a racing yacht

I reached the age of 63 before I did it.

I will always be grateful to the skipper of the boat who gave me the opportunity.

The lesson I learned is you should not live your life with regrets.

It is always better to try and fail than to never try at all.

Shuji Nakamura already transformed the world once. His invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) changed everything about our daily lives.

Computers, phones, big screens, traffic lights and electronic billboards light up because of his invention.

Nakamura earned the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014, along with two other Japanese scientists, Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano, for their contributions to his LED breakthrough.

His goal: To create a power plant that uses a new kind of high-pulse laser for nuclear fusion, producing an “endless” supply of efficient, clean energy.

With nuclear fusion, there is no uranium involved and no chance for a meltdown.

Some experts have hailed his invention as important as Thomas Edison’s incandescent light bulb.

Well, the first 250 years are behind us.

Obviously, many improvements must be made in the way we treat fellow Americans.

What will I do to make our peoples a more perfect union?

What will YOU do to make our peoples a more perfect union?

Regardless of your age or political leanings, this is THE MOMENT to decide!

I think most of us are inclined to look at yesterday and think, “There were a lot of great parades.”

No, it was more than that.

It was a very important juncture and we must treat it as such.

This is a chance for a NEW BEGINNING!

We must begin again to do whatever we can to make this “A More Perfect Union!”

If not today, when?

(Reba McEntire)

I would say she is quite profound.

I wonder what percentage of the world’s population have a wish unfulfilled?

And have given up on it?

Is it really too late because of your advanced age?

If so, perhaps a younger person could help make that wish come true.

Is it really too late because of health issues or financial insufficiency?

If any one of those is holding you back, make a compromise and DO SOMETHING!

If not today, when!

Nelson Mandela

He spent 27 years in prison in his battle againts apartheid.

He subsequently served 5 years as president of South Africa.

I believe that from great suffering comes great wisdom.

His life is certainly a case in point.

As we travel life’s path we must embody the wisdom of those who came before us!

If not today, when?

It’s important to take a candid look at your accomplishments.

And the half way mark of the current year is a logical time to take inventory.

On a positive note, which improvement was your best one?

Can you make it even better in the 2nd half of this year?

Which failure was your worst?

How and when will you correct it?

Self management is the prerequisite to self improvement.

Make the 2nd half of this year one of greater results!

If not today, when?

Many Americans feel we are divided.

Well, the 250th anniversary of this great country can put all that behind us.

We didn’t win WW1 and WW11by being divided.

No, we came together and won together!

We are facing big challenges today.

But, nothing we can’t overcome

If not today, when?