Don't Let Past Mistakes Guide Your Life Today

Don't Let Past Mistakes Guide Your Life Today

We've all made mistakes in the past. Most of us are making mistakes today. However, letting the mistakes of the past guide you to continue to do what you really don't want to do today is never going to lead you to the happy land.

You may have made a mistake in who you married, but if you're still in that relationship, for whatever reason, you will negatively impact your happiness today. If you made a mistake choosing a career you don't like, staying in that career, for whatever reason, will eliminate your chance of doing something else that makes you happy.

If you made the mistake of putting work, money and/or ego ahead of family, friends, me time and real happiness and continue to stay in that rat race, your health will be affected and the life you really wanted will never happen.

I could go on and on, but I hope you get the point. Mistakes of the past should be a learning experience not an unhappy sentence. Mistakes of the past should be put aside. It's OK to forgive yourself for those mistakes. I'm sure you heard the saying: "doing the same thing over and over again is the definition of insanity."

You don't have to live by your mistakes. You can make changes. The key is to focus on YOUR happiness not anyone else. It's never too late to change the things you don't like into the things you do like.

Mistakes Of The Past Are The Past And Have Nothing To Do With Your future - 

Unless YOU Let Them

Traveling In The Future

Traveling In The Future

Traveling today sucks the big one. By car, too much traffic and too many crazy drivers. Traveling by motorcycle scares the shit out of me. Traveling by bicycle hurts my legs just thinking about it. Also, more people are killed by accidents involving a bicycle than people killed by airlines. Then there is traveling by airplane - UGH!!!

It isn't even bad enough that you have to get to the airport an hour plus before your flight, but even if you get there on time, how many times has that plane left on time - the answer today is almost zero. Then you wait in line through security. Then you wait in line until you're able to get to your seat. Then you fight for space to put your luggage up top. 

Then you sit in your uncomfortable seat and hope the flight isn't delayed more because of mechanical or airport traffic problems. Then the person in front of you is big and has to put their seat back which pushes your legs up to your chest. The only solution is to put your seat back which pisses off the person behind you so they have to put their seat back which causes a cascading of pushed back seats.

Of course, the airlines could make seats that don't go back, but then someone might complain. Sooo, since they really don't give a shit about the majority of us, they will never do this for one main reason - they want us to be uncomfortable so we have to upgrade to a much higher fare if we want to get through a four or five-hour flight - triple UGH!

At the end of this disaster, you have to wait again until they have a terminal spot to put your plane. I've been on a plane for forty minutes waiting for that spot. Now you've arrived and GOD forbid you have put your luggage on the plane and have to wait until your luggage comes down the shoot. Even if it makes it (which ten percent of the time it doesn't), you have to wrench your back pulling your luggage off the older than dirt luggage machine while fighting the person in front of you who is pushing like hell to get his luggage before you.

If you're lucky enough to be in Europe, you can avoid all this airplane bullshit and take the train. BTW, the train system in most countries is so much better than anything we have in America. In Europe especially, the train comes on time. You can get to the train five minutes before it leaves. no security to go through and if you have a lot of luggage someone will help you get it on the train.

Sooo, what will be different in the future? Well, that is determined by how long is your future. I'm going to live until 2038 (read my book The Year Of My Death). By 2038, there will be driver-less cars. That will make driving better because you can sit in the back seat and read, blog, listen to music and watch a video while praying the driver-less car knows where the hell it's going and doesn't crash because it's computer didn't recognize the pole in front of it.

As far as the airplane goes, by 2038 planes will get you to where you want to go much faster, but all the bullshit stated above will still make flying a horrible experience. Why doesn't America invest in trains and monorails? It's simple, the airplane lobby doesn't want it and nobody is willing to pay for it.

Sooo, if your me, I don't see a big change traveling in my future. However, someone who is two years old today probably will see traveling as a good thing not a bad thing.

Beam Me Up Scotty

Rock And Roll Soul

Rock And Roll Soul

I have a Rock And Roll Soul. I've always had it. When everyone else was listening to Pat Boone I was listening to The Four Tops, The Spinners and The Temptations. On the Radio, when everyone else was listening to Dick Clark, I was listening to Jocko. 

Dick Clark ended his show saying: "thank you everybody." Jocko ended his show saying: "This is Jocko - I'm like a roach on a post - too smooth to move." 

Sooo, what is a Rock And Roll Soul? It's a Soul that loves life. It's a Soul that feels the beat every day of their life. It's a Soul that loves to laugh. It's a Soul that wants to dance the moment you wake up. It's a Soul that loves people with the same Soul. 

If you're still not sure listen to the Rolling Stones sing: "Start Me Up." If you're still not sure go to the nearest black church and listen to the Gospel. If you're still not sure, listen to Aretha Franklin - we miss you Aretha.

You can have a Rock And Roll Soul even if you don't like Rock And Roll (I hope there are only a few of you out there). Pat Boone's music has no Soul, but if you listen to him you're just going to have to make your own Soul. On the other hand, Frank Sinatra's music has a lot of Soul. In my opinion the music that has the most Soul is the Blues. I love the Blues because it hits my gut and enhances my Soul. 

When people like hanging out with you it's because of your Soul. When people trust you it's because of your Soul. When people have your back it's because of your Soul.

Starting today, listen to Rock And Roll, The Blues, The Gospel or Frank. 

If that doesn't enrich your Soul, you're already DEAD

Remember When 2 + 2 = 4

Remember When 2 + 2 = 4

Growing up just about everything in my life 2 +2 = 4. Growing up the Nation and most of the World 2 + 2 = 4. Today almost everything I read, watch or hear do not get 2 + 2 to equal 4. 

A huge percentage of what the Politicians say today don't come close to 4. They are either over exaggerating to 5 or ignoring the facts to 2 (sometimes 1). I'm getting closer to becoming A-Political. I don't want to do that because I want to believe in the American System. I want to vote for candidates, but which ones are totally committed to 2 + 2 = 4.

Although I'm not religious, I want the people who are, to believe their Church follows 2 + 2 = 4. With the bad things going on in many religions it's clear they have lost their way so they no longer act like 2 + 2 = 4. Doing horrible things to kids and hiding the truth puts them at minus 1. Using the name of God (Allah) to make war puts them at minus 1.

Some newspapers are making shit up and have given up on 2 + 2 = 4 just so they can sell papers. Watching news shows like CNN and FOX News is confusing to say the least. How can I believe they are truly seeking 2 + 2 = 4 when the Commentators covering the same story state the direct opposite of what the Commentators on the other network are saying. 

There is only one 2 + 2 = 4. Variations in math to either state their political opinion or to get more people to watch their shows is ignoring the fact that 2 + 2 will always equal 4. Anything other is either bullshit or planned misrepresentation. 

I wish it would all stop. I want to believe in something other than myself. One of the most important things a person can have is TRUST! 

TRUST = 2 + 2 = 4

The More You Have The Less You Appreciate

The More You Have The Less You Appreciate

Hi all, miss me? Been on a Cruise the last three weeks and had a great time with great friends. So few people can afford the time or the cost to go on a cruise. It got me thinking about how lucky I am and how I need to make a point to never take things for granted.

As wonderful things come your way, do you take the time to appreciate them? It's harder to do so the more you have. As a kid I had many wonderful friends. We were all in the same boat, so my friends were something I didn't think about. I took them for granted.

However, we all saved up money to buy the Wilson NFL football called the Duke (the Duke is still the standard NFL football sixty years later). We really, really appreciated that football. Each kid got to take the football home after we played street football (some of you might remember the play - go behind the red car and I'll hit you with a pass).

At sixteen (the driving age at the time), My Uncle Harry financed me enough money to buy my first car - a VW Beatle. He lent me the money under one condition. I had to make a payment book and pay him money every month until the $1500 was paid off. I really, really appreciated my car.

The more money I made the more I could afford a new car every three years. The fact is I didn't appreciate those cars anyway near the appreciation I had for that Beatle. 

The more money I earned, the more promotions I got, the few health problems I had and the more friends I came to know, the less I appreciated all that I had. It wasn't that I didn't enjoy having those things, it's just that I didn't stop to really, really appreciate it all. I was more focused on what was wrong with my life than what was so great about my life.

Now, I'm seventy three and can't stop appreciating all that I have. I love my Honda CRV. I love my Ellen. I love being retired. I love having people around the globe reading my blogs. I've accepted my bad back and appreciate that I don't have to go under the knife. I love that I have enough money to live out the rest of my life and still be able to do wonderful things like going on a cruise.

Hopefully, life is giving you as much or more than you believed you would get when you were younger. Please don't let getting more hold you back from appreciating what you have NOW!