Changing the Rules

In the journey of life finding clarity can be a challenging task. During times of profound difficulty, we sometimes find ourselves grappling with questions of meaning and purpose. It's within this context that understanding our life purpose emerges.

At age 48 Sally transformed her life and built a new career on excitement and passion. That career has continued to grow since our last podcast. Recently, Sally earned the title of Ms. Senior America and began Sally's Iron Mustangs, a 65-year-old plus women's power weightlifting group...the movie will be released shortly.

Tracey's Book:   The Power of a Few Kind Words Tracey's Website:   https://www.traceygates.com/

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Carol has a unique experience set that we want to capture in this podcast. First, she has been a podcast host. Second, a podcast guest. And third, a unique storytelling experience from a previous work life. After recording a podcast about her forest rangering experience, she received intriguing feedback from some of her family who didn't know she had done this. her hosting experience has helped he...

Don Helin and I have been working on a project for several months. The project involves telling stories about our lives, the times we lived in, or messages we want to send to our future heirs. We have been using a private podcast format to make it easy. The project keeps morphing based on things we learn. Get an update on why you need to tell your story to your heirs and what we've learned about h...

On September 18th-19th, 2024, the Friends Connection Forum will convene in Lancaster, PA. This is a meeting of The Luckiest People in the World, designed to reenergize their lives and their relationships with each other. Ray Loewe, Don Helin, Dale Johnson, and Ellen Haas discuss the importance of one of the topics at the Forum... Your purpose, what is it, and how to make it work for you?

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Linda Dochter has degrees in math and library science. She is an artist, who once was told she should never be an artist. She suffered from an unfortunate accident several years ago. She since has escaped being wheelchair-bound by doing her own version of a "marathon a month." Through all of the things in life that came against her, she has overcome them and is one of the Luckiest People in the Wo...

Jane Armstrong, is a writer, ventriloquist, classical pianist, and one of the Luckiest People in the World. Jane shares with us how she discovered her life's purpose through understanding her brother's life purpose.

After traveling the world Peter and Joyce decided to concentrate on the USA. One thing that they concentrated on was spending time at National Parks as volunteers, this allowed them to stay in a region for 3-4 weeks at a time exploring the region in-depth. They were also able to travel with their pets.

Many of the Luckiest People in the World plan on extensive travel in the future. There are many things to think about to maximize the travel experience. In this session, Ray ponders his experience with travel traps. Get ready for a sequence of future interviews.

This week Ray talks with Joe Dean, super mixologist. Joe and Ray discuss why a custom cocktail uniquely constructed and named appropriately can be an incredible conversation starter. Imagine this, the bartender takes out a wooden plank and a blow torch, sets a glass on top of the lit plank and allows it to smoke, adds some secret ingredients, and voila a Luckiest Guy in the World Old Fashion.

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Karen's Website:   https://www.organizedphotosforever.com/

Tammi's Website:  https://www.blueprintprocess.com/

How often have you wished you knew more about your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents...., but they're no longer here to ask? Are there things you might wish to tell your children, but perhaps they aren't receptive just now? Will you be here when they're ready to listen?

Bonnie's Website:   https://mariposaphotoorganizing.com/

Life celebrations are usually a memorial to celebrate the lives of our friends and relatives have they have passed away. We learn much about their lives. We wish we had known them better and unfortunately, we can't ask follow-up questions about their lives because they are no longer here. Ray questions how we might celebrate people's lives while they are still here.

Tammi Brannan's Website:  https://www.blueprintprocess.com/

Your purpose in life is an inborn set of traits that can guide you to a rich and fulfilling life. Knowing your purpose and building your life around it makes it easier to make decisions and choose projects that will enhance your enjoyment. Ray Loewe questions this whole concept of purpose in preparation for a series of upcoming podcasts with experts, who can set us straight.

Craig Dietz website:   https://www.craigdietzspeaks.com/

Kris Parson's Website:  https://parsons-pr.com/ Carol Patton's Website:   https://adventuresofmo.com/

Sometimes you don't realize the value of something until you don't have it anymore. 3.5 years ago live gatherings over coffee or cocktails were the norm, then the pandemic made it all go away. Our virtual coffee and cocktail conversations were an experiment, that has lasted for more than 3.5 years. The importance of conversation has manifested itself and even though we are back to normal pandemic...

My relationship with the Senior Games has always been to compete, to win the gold medal. My strategy therefore has always been to limit my participation to enhance a competitive advantage. This year I got a new perspective. Receiving joy from watching other people win.