Joe Soran

Good advice for traveling as you get older is that there is three phases:   Go-Go Slow-Go No-Go   In the "Go-Go" years you are healthy enough to handle the physical demands of traveling like walking five miles through the streets of London or Paris. In the "Slow-Go" years, you change your destination to Maui where your longest walk is from the hotel room to the beach. In the "No-Go" years, you admit to your body's limitations and vacation in your living room.   These same thr

"Storyworthy" by Matthew Dicks is a great book!   In this brilliant book, Dicks writes about a wonderful concept called "Lifetime Homework." The idea is to record the important moments of your life on a daily basis. Ask yourself "If I had to tell one story from today what would it be?" Write about meaningful memories. Moments you discover something new about yourself of the world.   He recommends using Excel as it will force you to be very brief. Just write a snippet. If, a t

“We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever; the goal is to create something that will.” – Chuck Palahniuk One of the most meaningful gifts you can give your grandchildren isn’t something money can buy—it’s your story. Writing a letter to them about your life—your challenges, your triumphs, your lessons—creates a bridge across generations. It allows them to know you not just as “Grandma” or “Grandpa,” but as a person who lived, learned, and loved deeply. Share the moments tha

The blog below was created by ChatGPT. I am experimenting. I wanted to see how well it could write an inspirational blog about writing a letter to your grandchidlren. I am starting to look at AI differently. For the last several years, I thought it was a horrible idea. Using computers to write, rather than writing things yourself. I had visions of SkyNet and HAL in "2001: A Space Odyssey." What do you think? Was I wrong to try this? Does the article below inspire you? Am I a

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." United States of America - Declaration of Independence   American's Founding Fathers believed in the Pursuit of Happiness. A wonderfully written book about their pursuit is "The Pursuit of Happiness" by Jeffrey Rosen. In it, he explains that most of the Founding Fathe

We're old. Why on earth would we write a future biography?   Because it would be good for you and the people you love.   Write about what you want for the future. Write about the things you regard as important. What are your dreams for the future? What do you want for your family? Help them figure out what is truly important and what they should make a priority in their choices by writing down what your hard earned years of experience have taught you should be a priority.   S

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” William Arthur Ward   I have so many things to be...

"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards." - Søren Kierkegaard   "You can't connect the dots looking...

I much prefer 'lessons learned' over 'mistakes.' Mistakes have such a painful connotation, especially after you have made a few big ones....