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LARRY POTTER
Retirement is really just an invitation to become the very best version of you.
Last Best Bite
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't–you're right. Those who are fearless, never grow old." Henry Ford
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It's True: The Happiest People Are Indeed Those Who Express Gratitude.
I am thankful for my cup of coffee and my office, it's my quiet place early in the morning. Here is where I start my day by praising God...
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A Man's Cologne Is To Be Quietly Discovered When People Get Near Them, Not A Megaphone Announcement That They Have Entered The Room!
Throughout the years, we have learned valuable lessons from our experiences, sayings passed down from our parents, insights from books,...
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A 30-Second Test To See How You "Stand" On Getting Older In 2025
We can eat a balanced diet and have a balanced exercise routine and still miss out on how to prevent the number one cause of death in...
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It's been years since I've been up to see the ball drop, but this year, I did it!
Fireworks woke me up at 11:50 pm. I flipped open my iPad and watched the ball drop. Back to sleep at 12:15 am. I love celebrations and...
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How My Calendar Keeps Me From Being Stressed, Gets the Grandkids To Come Over, Keeps Me Healthy, Improves My Social Life, and Saves Me A Bunch Of Money
If you are one o f every three people who use a wall calendar, today you will need to run out and pick up a 2025 calendar. Why?...
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“The quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life” Esther Perel
I look forward to my Monday morning men’s group, which is made up of mostly retired but still very active Christian businessmen,...
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Our Story Is Not Over, But Sometimes We Have To Start Over To Live Our Best Story!
About seven weeks ago at the gym, while doing my warm-up on the treadmill, I was 2 1/2 miles into a good 5K pace (for me-46 minutes),...
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Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Open Heart Surgeon Shall Keep Her From Making Our House Fun At Christmas Time!
A couple of weeks back, I had a heart valve replacement, which required open heart surgery. My thinking was 2-3 days in the hospital,...
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When It Comes To Cognitive Skills Sometimes You Have To Fake It!
Are you as smart as a two-year-old? Malachi is constantly testing my cognitive skills. Sometimes I pass, but when I don't I fake it....
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If All Our Friends Look, Act, and Think Like Us, Research Says, To Live A Longer And Better Life We Need To Make Some New Friends
Being an extrovert for most of my life and married to an introvert for forty-seven years, I consider myself an expert on both. My wife,...
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What Do You Do When You Have Left Over Spaghetti w/Meatballs And Vegetable Soup? Make Spaghetti Soup!
Let's face it . It's difficult to make a great-tasting, high-protein, low-carb, low-sugar, low-sodium meal for only two people. So what...
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Like Drinking From The Fountain Of Youth...Hanging With Teens!
What a great time we had yesterday at lunch with Layla (our granddaughter) and Riley, her boyfriend. They are so much fun to be with....
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"I'm Living The Good Life"
I wanted to make you smile this morning... "I'm Living My Best Life!" I can relate. How about you? I am considering making this my new...
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As we age, we tend to keep our activities between the goalposts of safe and comfortable. Yet the way to score the best life after sixty is by being risky and a little stressed.
What was the last thing you did that was fun but risky and caused some stress?
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Family-Everything Else Can Wait!
When Jess (my daughter) texted to say my grandson, Isaac, was flying in from Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida, due to an...
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How Do You Eat An Elephant?
Everything that seems overwhelming, and even impossible can be accomplished by taking on a little at a time. Sometimes, life after 60...
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Who Said People Can't Change? In This Season Of My Life, I have become a different person... And I like Him.
WITH THE AVERAGE cost of my tomatoes being around $18.89 each, it's safe to say that my vegetable garden didn't do well. However, my...
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A “Peaceful Easy Feeling” Kind Of Evening
Our summer concert tour took us back to Canton, Georgia, where we experienced a "Peaceful, Easy Feeling" evening with our friends Ed...
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