Tag Archives: Enjoyment

Take a Walk

Posted on November 19, 2012 by richrockwood

Lessons from Life: When I was in the Army, it seemed an easy way out of my problems. Whenever things piled up and I began to think I couldn’t handle life, I always took a walk. There was something … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Contentment, Creation, Creativity, Enjoyment, Exercise, Feelings, Focus, Fun, Guidance, Happiness, Health, Life, Military, Nature, Peace, Perspective, Quiet Time, Stress | Tagged Enjoyment, Fear, Identity, Quiet Time, Renewal, Stress, Worry | 1 Comment

Waiting for Weight Loss

Posted on November 14, 2012 by richrockwood

Experience as a Flashlight: For the last few decades I have had trouble getting down to my “goal weight.” I was a regular at Weight Watchers Meetings for a few years but I found there were always more calories going … Continue reading →

Posted in Accomplishment, Adaptability, Aging, Bondage, Contentment, diet, Enjoyment, Feelings, Focus, Food, Happiness, Health, Life, Medical, Old Age, Perfectionism, Perseverance, Perspective, Physical Exams, Priorities, relationships, Religion, Stress, weight loss, Wisdom | Tagged Aging, Comparison, Enjoyment, Identity, Liberty, Perseverance, Quiet Time, Renewal, Self Worth, Stress, Trust | Leave a comment

How To Get Started

Posted on November 5, 2012 by richrockwood

Lessons From Life: When I was working in an office, I learned an important lesson about motivation from a man I would see from time to time on the bus. He used to say if you have a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Accomplishment, Adaptability, Aging, Contentment, Enjoyment, Feelings, Focus, Friends, Happiness, Life, Orderliness, Organization, Peace, Perseverance, Perspective, Priorities, Service, Stress, Tasks, Wisdom, Work, Worry | Tagged attitude towards work, Enjoyment, Getting started, Getting things done, Identity, Perseverance, Self Worth, Stress, Worry | Leave a comment

I Can’t Wait ‘Till I Retire

Posted on November 2, 2012 by richrockwood

EXPERIENCE AS A FLASHLIGHT: When I was in my 30’s and my life was in high gear I couldn’t wait until I could retire. It seemed my life was so busy I never had the time to enjoy things. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptability, Aging, Contentment, Enjoyment, Focus, Fun, Happiness, Laughter, Life, Money, Nature, Old Age, Pleasure, relationships, Retirement, Stress, Volunteerism, Wisdom, Work, Youth | Tagged Aging, attitude towards work, Comparison, Enjoyment, Identity, Liberty, Life, Perseverance, Quiet Time, Renewal, Retirement, Self Worth, Volunteerism, Work, Worry | Leave a comment

The Short Life of Pleasure

Posted on October 22, 2012 by richrockwood

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ABOUT LIFE: An important lesson for me over my years has been realizing that purchases only give pleasure for a short time. When I was quite young with a paper-route income, I became a member of a record … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Bondage, Children, Contentment, Feelings, Food, Grand children, Happiness, Health, Life, Love of Money, Materialism, Money, Music, Peace, Perspective, Pleasure, relationships, Sex | Tagged Children, Enjoyment, Forgiveness, Fun, Grandchildren, Identity, Pleasure, Possessions, Principles, Relationships, Sex | 2 Comments