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• Don't Throw in the Towel! (March 19, 2026)
• Are You Slowing Down as You Get Older? (And Why It Feels Good) (March 3, 2026)
• My Struggle with Using AI for Blogging (February 25, 2026)
• How Pain Prepares You to Help Others (February 10, 2026)
• When Your Mission Ends: Finding Purpose After Loss (人生の目的) (January 25, 2026)
• The Quiet Panic of Not Having Enough Money (January 20, 2026)
• When Did Work Get Put on a Pedestal? (And What Happens When You Take It Down) (January 12, 2026)
• Be Kind to Others (Be Kind to Yourself) (January 10, 2026)
• A Year Without Resolutions (But Not Without Direction) (January 3, 2026)
• Living Abroad vs Returning Home: Belonging, Duty, and the Niken (January 1, 2026)
• It's Important To Get Out Of Your Own Head (December 18, 2025)
• When Does Gossip Cross the Line? (And Why We Love It Anyway) (December 5, 2025)
• When Love Isn’t Enough (When You Can’t Be Everything They Need) (December 1, 2025)
• We Got Divorced But Kept Living Together: What That Taught Me About Love (November 30, 2025)
• What Does Your Ideal Reset Day Look Like? (November 24, 2025)
• What Nobody Tells You About Working Hard (November 21, 2025)
• The Holidays When You're Not Part of a Traditional Family (November 10, 2025)
• Why I'm Still Dropping Into Virtual Battlefields at 57 (November 9, 2025)
• Should I Read the Bible? (And Where Should I Start?) (November 8, 2025)
• What If Hard Work Isn't Enough Without God? (November 7, 2025)
• The Modest Dreams We Can’t Afford (And the Selves We Leave Behind in Midlife) (November 6, 2025)
• Why I Tell AI Everything (And Don't Really Care Who's Listening) (November 2, 2025)
• The Old Dog's New Trick: Using AI to Get My Life Back (November 2, 2025)
• When Does Devotion Become Obsession? (And How Would You Even Know?) (October 26, 2025)
• What If Death Isn't The End? (What Near-Death Experiences Tell Us) (October 20, 2025)
• What's Worth Keeping? (October 13, 2025)
• The Balance Between Talking About Pain and Getting On With Life (October 11, 2025)
• The Relief of No Longer Being in the Game (October 6, 2025)
• If You Became Rich, Who Would You Help First? (October 4, 2025)
• What Friendship Ended That You Still Think About? (October 1, 2025)
• When You're Great at Your Job But Awkward at Office Parties (September 30, 2025)
• The Mirror Doesn't Lie (But We Sometimes Do) (September 29, 2025)
• What Daily Practice Changed Your Life? (September 22, 2025)
• Still Learning Balance After 50 (What's Working So Far) (September 8, 2025)
• Are You Too Comfortable? A Question To Consider (August 31, 2025)
• When You Get Good at Things You Never Felt Passionate About (August 12, 2025)
• What Would You Do If Money Wasn't an Issue? (August 7, 2025)
• When AI Summarizes Your Life (And You're Not Sure If It's Being Too Kind) (August 3, 2025)
• Is Everyone Real or Are Some People NPCs/Bots? (July 7, 2025)
• What Do You Hope Heaven Is Like? (July 5, 2025)
• The Long Road: What Five Years of Breast Cancer Taught Me About Life After 50 (June 25, 2025)
• Spiritual, Open-Minded, or Just Crazy? (The Things We Usually Keep to Ourselves) (June 24, 2025)
• Are You Trying to Turn Your Life Around? I Am! (June 22, 2025)
• The Family Outsider: When You Love Them But Live Differently (June 16, 2025)
• It's All Relative (But Is That Comfort or Cop-Out?) (June 12, 2025)
• What’s Your Sanctuary? (June 9, 2025)
• It’s Okay to Be Broken (Sometimes That’s When Love Looks Most Real) (June 7, 2025)
• The Quiet Practice of Being Grateful (June 7, 2025)
• The Guilt of Saying No (And Why It Gets Easier After 50) (June 5, 2025)
• Chasing Dreams vs. Chasing Money (And Why I’m Still Figuring It Out) (June 4, 2025)
• How Small Daily Anchors Keep Us Steady (All you Need is One) (May 31, 2025)
• Finding Balance in Alone Time (May 27, 2025)
• Can We Be Too Loyal? (May 21, 2025)
• The Quiet Art of Checking In With Yourself (May 18, 2025)
• How Dreams Change as You Get Older (May 17, 2025)
• Something I've Been Noticing About Being Busy (May 8, 2025)
• After 20 Years in Japan, My Japanese Is Still Pretty Basic (And That's Complicated) (May 5, 2025)
• Redefining Success: Beyond the Paycheque (May 2, 2025)
• The Power of Small Wins: Celebrating Life’s Quiet Triumphs (April 27, 2025)
• The Unexpected Gifts of Growing Older: Finding Joy, Freedom & Wisdom (April 22, 2025)
• Apex Legends at This Age (April 12, 2025)
• How Do You Balance Your Time When A Passion Won't Let Go? (April 8, 2025)
• Are You Mentally Healthy or Just Good at Coping? (April 7, 2025)
• Lost in a Care Home - Dementia (April 3, 2025)
• When Nothing Else Works, Put On Music (March 15, 2025)
• Why We Keep Chasing What Doesn’t Fit (March 13, 2025)
• What’s Your Quality Time These Days? (March 10, 2025)
• More Goodbyes Than Hellos (March 9, 2025)
• I Secretly Want a Makeover (March 8, 2025)
• I Switched To a Cheap Phone and Have Zero Regrets (March 6, 2025)
• Five Basics I Keep Forgetting: What Actually Keeps Me Steady (March 5, 2025)
• Late Bites and Action Flicks: Wisdom from Unexpected Places (March 4, 2025)