From Dr. Mee-Lee
I recently came across Jonathan Look’s article of about a year ago on “21 Unvarnished Truths About Retirement”
I don’t plan to totally “retire” and hang out the “Gone Fishin'” sign. But I am putting more spaces in my schedule to do more travel and leisure. As I read Look’s 21 Truths, it was evident that these weren’t just relevant to retirement, but pearls about life for everyone.
Jonathan Look quoted Hunter S. Thompson: “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”
You can read the whole list, but here are my top 10 favorites out of the 21 Unvarnished Truths. I’ll keep the same numbering of the article so you can compare them with your top 10:
2. Be curious. See both sides. Stubbornness is not strength. When given new information, strong people develop and evolve their opinions. We can grow when we can admit we are wrong. Your life stagnates when you are wrong, but you refuse to admit it.
4. You don’t have to wait for an apol
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