Which regrets are you carrying around with you? I guess we all have something we’d like to do again, but correctly this time.

Are you one of those who makes a mistake, learns from it and moves forward. Or, are you more  inclined to repeat the mistakes which create more regret and then drag them around with you forever?

Your life is always happier when you can wake up each day with a minimum of regret. Many people just can’t or won’t forgive themselves for certain bad decisions made along the way. So, they are unable to begin each morning with a clean slate.

Maybe, you need to apologize to one or more people that you’ve offended. Think about the steps necessary to forgive yourself. You deserve to enjoy the best of every day.

Begin now!

If not today, when?

Is there a direct relationship between honesty and self esteem?

I say, “absolutely!”

At the end of each day when you lay your head down, it is important to take inventory of the day’s events. What did you do rightfully and/or wrongfully?

Everyday you re-create who you are and the principles you have chosen to live by. Self esteem is not subject to the actions of others. It is a quality that is completely subject to the decisions you make throughout your life.

Honesty or the lack thereof is a big influencer of your sense of self esteem. You are the only person you really have to live with 24/7. Telling the truth in difficult situations is not always easy, but it is essential if you want to live with yourself.

Be an honest person!

If not today, when?

 

 

There was never a more appropriate time in all our lives than now to celebrate your body!

This is a life or death wake up call to protect your precious health. If you are a person who has made unhealthy decisions throughout your life, get a grip!

A healthy body makes every day worth living. An unhealthy body makes it tough to get up in the morning and face physical struggles.

I believe everything in your life is dependent upon the decisions you make. For most of us, your health is especially a reflection of your day to day decisions.

Take this threat of the Coronavirus as the biggest opportunity you’ll ever have to refocus on the importance of making your body as healthy as possible!

What will be your action plan?

If not today, when?

Those were the words of enthusiasm from our friend Mr.R during our phone conversation this afternoon. He was one of the captains on our Detroit Henry Ford High School 2011 football team that played for the city championship at Ford Field.

Since that high point in his life, he has fallen on hard times. One afternoon near the end of his senior year, he came to the defense of his best friend and was expelled, never to earn his diploma.

He has had to conduct a life of loneliness and betrayal. Many months, he was homeless while finding shelter on the cold winter nights in the Detroit Greyhound bus station.

Now, he and his girlfriend are living in a rented house in a safe neighborhood with heat and water.

Although still a struggle, at least he has heat.

If not today, when?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those were the words of enthusiasm from our friend Mr.R during our phone conversation this afternoon. He was one of the captains on our Detroit Henry Ford High School 2011 football team that played for the city championship at Ford Field.

Since that high point in his life, he has fallen on hard times. One afternoon near the end of his senior year, he came to the defense of his best friend and was expelled, never to earn his diploma.

He has had to conduct a life of loneliness and betrayal. Many months, he was homeless while finding shelter on the cold winter nights in the Detroit Greyhound bus station.

Now, he and his girlfriend are living in a rented house in a safe neighborhood with heat and water.

Although still a struggle, at least he has heat.

If not today, when?

I was involved in many business ventures over the years. In each case, I was the youngest member among the management team. I had a partner in the real estate business who was much older. When I became the general manager of an 1,800 salesperson real estate company, I was younger than most people who reported to me.

The time came, however, when the roles were reversed and I was suddenly the oldest. It has been an interesting transformation and a new learning opportunity for me.

One of the most glaring examples was when a I became a crew member aboard a 70′ sailboat racing the length of Lake Michigan from Chicago to Mackinac Island.  I was 65 and the other twelve sailors averaged 24 years old.

I’ve had great fun as the youngest and the oldest. Enjoy the ride!

If not today, when?

Those were the words of enthusiasm from our friend Mr.R during our phone conversation this afternoon. He was one of the captains on our Detroit Henry Ford High School 2011 football team that played for the city championship at Ford Field.

Since that high point in his life, he has fallen on hard times. One afternoon near the end of his senior year, he came to the defense of his best friend and was expelled, never to earn his diploma.

He has had to conduct a life of loneliness and betrayal. Many months, he was homeless while finding shelter on the cold winter nights in the Detroit Greyhound bus station.

Now, he and his girlfriend are living in a rented house in a safe neighborhood with heat and water.

Although still a struggle, he has heat.

If not today, when?

Yes, and the older I get, the more my respect for them grows! There are a multitude of reasons.

I’ve said this before. All women must live in a complicated body which is designed to enable them, if willing, to give birth. Which brings up another point: the act of creating a new life is a physical pleasure for men, but eventually a worrisome and painful trial for women. How unfair is that?

Also, they don’t have all the opportunities men have to share their wisdom with the world. One of the reasons is that the frail ego of many men is threatened by an intellectually superior woman.

Also unfair, too many societies subjugate women to a lifelong lower status.

This world would be a much better place if we would listen to our women!

If not today, when?

At the invitation of the mayor of Milan, Italy, Andrea Bocelli presented “The Music of Hope” on Easter Sunday. He sang inside and outside an empty Milan Cathedral. The song heard around the world by millions of people was “Amazing Grace.”

Like Andrea, we all have something we can do to contribute to the happiness of others. One of our sons baked some biscuits that he left on our front porch.

All of us could use Facetime when we visit distant friends and family with our cell phones. We all need to be close to one another during these trying times.

Did you know that America has another epidemic in addition to Covid 19? It is called “loneliness.” More of our citizens live alone that ever before.

Do you know any lonely people? Call them!

If not today, when?

 

What a tough predicament for those in their last semester of elementary school, high school and college!

They looked forward to celebrating their great academic accomplishments with a graduation ceremony attended by family and friends. Now, they will probably get their diploma sometime in the mail. What an anticlimax this moment has become!

As the weeks drag on living in isolation, they are coping with a new situation that last occurred in 1918. So, in addition to their other frustrations, they can’t be in the physical presence of their friends.

Nevertheless, we must do whatever we can to acknowledge their wonderful achievements!

If not today, when?

 

 

I salute our children and their spouses for the job they are doing as parents and role models. We are grateful for all our blessings!

It is a time for gratitude.

If not today, when?