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Should I Read the Bible? (And Where Should I Start?)

Updated on December 3, 2025by OldDogZeroTricks
A wooden cross next to an open bible in a field of spring wildflowers and grass with rays of sun light shining down

A friend passed away holding a Bible in his hospital bed. It made me wonder if I have missed something essential. I am 57 and asking for your advice: Where should I start?

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What If Hard Work Isn’t Enough Without God?

Updated on December 2, 2025by OldDogZeroTricks
watercolor illustration of spiritual man praying in meditative pose with clasped hands

I have worked thousands of hours on four different blogs, but I am still living paycheck to paycheck. I am starting to wonder if I have been “laboring in vain” by building without God.

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The Modest Dreams We Can’t Afford (And the Selves We Leave Behind in Midlife)

Updated on January 1, 2026by OldDogZeroTricks
Blue luxury sports car showroom with a man in a suit admiring high-end vehicles, modern automotive dealership, stylish interior design, and a focus on premium automobiles in a high-tech environment.

I am 57 and I have never bought a new vehicle. It is a modest dream I cannot afford. But admitting it helped me reconnect with the person I used to be.

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The Old Dog’s New Trick: Using AI to Get My Life Back

Updated on December 2, 2025by OldDogZeroTricks
A soft watercolor of a hand holding a brightly colored pen, drawing a unique, flowing line over a faint, symmetrical grid of gray geometric shapes (representing AI-generated structure)

I learned the hard way: if you let AI draft your posts, you sound like everyone else. Here is my strict rule: AI is my editor, but never my author.

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Why I’m Still Dropping Into Virtual Battlefields at 57

Updated on December 2, 2025by OldDogZeroTricks
Watercolor Illustration of a Classic Video Game Controller with Colorful Splatters and Artistic Flair

I am 57, my reflexes are slow, and I will never make the leaderboards. That is exactly why I play. Discover the freedom of being gloriously mediocre at something that doesn’t matter.

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What’s Worth Keeping?

Updated on December 2, 2025by OldDogZeroTricks
Pairs of shoes in entryway with open door and sunlight coming in.

I stored empty water bottles in my kitchen for months. Then one day, I threw them out and felt an unexpected shift. Sometimes clearing physical space is the only way to clear your head.

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When Does Devotion Become Obsession? (And How Would You Even Know?)

Updated on December 2, 2025by OldDogZeroTricks
A woman sitting at a desk devoted to her computer work

I woke up at 3 AM excited to blog. Then I debated whether I really needed to shower. This is my honest look at the line between healthy passion and quiet obsession.

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The Relief of No Longer Being in the Game

Updated on December 4, 2025by OldDogZeroTricks
Watercolor of Peaceful empty park bench at golden hour with book and coffee cup resting on it (Google AI)

In the past 18 months, the pressure to find a partner vanished. I didn’t expect to feel relieved about being single in my 50s. But here I am, quietly freed from a game I never wanted to play.

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Still Learning Balance After 50 (What’s Working So Far)

Updated on December 9, 2025by OldDogZeroTricks
An elderly person practicing yoga in a peaceful park in watercolor

For years, we try to keep all the plates spinning. But after 50, balance is about knowing which plates to drop. Here is why balance is a verb, not a destination.

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