“I do not compete with anyone but myself.” Competing and comparing caused me more pain than almost anything else when I was young. There was always someone prettier, richer, or more successful. Someone with a better marriage. And there was always someone who had less. Eventually, I realized that comparison is a race with no finish line. I began paying attention to who I was being in my own life. Instead of measuring myself against […]

Have you ever walked into a room and suddenly forgotten why you went there? Or struggled to remember someone's name just moments after being introduced? I've heard people say things like this for years. Many assume it means they're getting older, losing their memory, or even heading toward dementia or Alzheimer's. Maybe. But not always.  I call it The Lazy Mind Syndrome. When I retired, it seemed as though I had caught the "forgetfulness syndrome." It […]