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REFLECTIONS ON AGING WELL
A Retirement Lifestyle Blog for Living Your Best Life After 60
Life Is About Relationships.
When you think about the best times of your life, don't they usually include others? Relationships are crucial to a healthy, happy, and purpose-filled life; relationships with family, friends, and the creator of relationships, our Lord, Jesus.
Because making new friends, and nurturing the ones we have, this entire page is about relationships.
Retirement is your opportunity to become the very best version of yourself! That's Not Going To Happen By Staying Home.
Nobody likes an Agatha Christie's "Poirot" murder mystery more than I do. However, staying home and watching episode after episode will...
Larry Potter
May 1, 20242 min read
If you are over 60 and eat out, reading this blog in its entirety will change how you see your server and just maybe break your heart... in a good way.
What's Becoming Of This Younger Generation? If you are a baby boomer, you have probably asked that question at some point. Last week,...
Larry Potter
Apr 25, 20242 min read
Coming From A Slightly OCD Perfectionist... Never Pass Up An Opportunity To Make A Mess!
I am sure our grandkids will not have fun memories of how neat and clean Nana and Papaw's house was. I am sure our grandkids will...
Larry Potter
Apr 21, 20241 min read
I love Waking Up To Surprises
I love it when I wake up to surprises! I went to bed with one grandchild... Malachi. Woke up to find Isaac and Layla in the other...
Larry Potter
Apr 18, 20241 min read
It's Better Than Lasik Surgery.
As I get older, I have noticed something strange: my spiritual eyesight is improving. I believe that this newfound ability to see the...
Larry Potter
Apr 18, 20241 min read
How Do You Keep Marriage Exciting And Fun After 60?
Jean and I have been MARRIED 48 YEARS TODAY. How do you keep a marriage exciting and fun after so many years? Live like you are starring...
Larry Potter
Apr 17, 20241 min read
From Georgia To Florida To Visit A Friend From Pennsylvania. Two Things Are Necessary For Lasting Friendships...
Being Flexible and sometimes going out of Your Way! Friday, when I posted that Jean and I were in Hudson, Florida, I immediately got a...
Larry Potter
Apr 3, 20241 min read
When You Get Older You Don't Always Get To Spend Holidays With Family And Friends. So What Do You Do?
Our Kids went to Hawaii for Isaac's graduation this week while we were in Florida having R&R (REMARKABLE RETIREMENT). So what can you do...
Larry Potter
Apr 1, 20241 min read
Larry Potter
Mar 31, 20240 min read
The Unforgettable People In Our Lives
"If you ever need help remembering important tasks or events, I have two trusty assistants, Siri and Alexa, who always keep me on track....
Larry Potter
Mar 12, 20241 min read
For SuperLifers Celebrating Is A Lifestyle!
What do you call it when you eat Mexican out with your kids, your wife buys you cool workout shorts, she gets your favorite cake from...
Larry Potter
Mar 9, 20241 min read
Surveys say the older we get, the less likely we are to make new friends and the harder it is to stay connected to the ones we have.
Perhaps it's because we don't want to invest the time. Maybe we don't want to deal with the emotional pain that sometimes comes with...
Larry Potter
Mar 1, 20241 min read
Is It Worth It?
Do you know what made a four-hour round trip to North Georgia for a ball game and a three-hour round trip south a day later to a dance...
Larry Potter
Feb 28, 20241 min read
Just In Case I Haven't Told You...
“I adore you, sweetheart. I know how much you like to hear that — but I don’t only write it because you like it — I write it because it...
Larry Potter
Feb 14, 20241 min read
They may not remember the food or the dinner conversation yesterday, but they will always remember..
.how special you made them feel! Thanksgiving memories at Nana’s and Papaw's Getting the most out of my Last Best Bite. #lastbestbite.com
Larry Potter
Nov 25, 20231 min read
Jean Tells The Story Of "My Three husbands"
I think one of the things I like the most about this season of life are the memories. Looking back at all of life's challenges and...
Larry Potter
Sep 13, 20232 min read
2 Words That Indicate Your Marriage Is Still Going Places
A couple of weeks back I took Jean's car and put 4 new tires on it, filled it up with gas, and washed it. When I came back and handed her...
Larry Potter
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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