by Guillermo Vidal | Mar 27, 2019 | Aging Well
To seek advice from experts is a necessary part of learning new skills or information. It would not be very prudent to ignore the advice of a doctor, carpenter, architect, nutritionist, etc. if you need to get something done in any of these areas. But it is a...
by Guillermo Vidal | Mar 25, 2019 | Aging Well
The worst day of my life happened on September 29, 1961. I can still remember it like it was yesterday. This was the day my parents put my brothers and I on an airplane from Havana, Cuba to Miami, Florida as part of a program called Operation Peter Pan. The...
by Guillermo Vidal | Mar 11, 2019 | Aging Well
Of all the great Indiana Jones movies made, my favorite one is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The plot has Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) racing to rescue his father, Doctor Henry Jones (Sean Connery) from the Nazis to find the Holy Grail, the cup Christ used...
by Guillermo Vidal | Feb 18, 2019 | Aging Well
When recovering from a major loss, it is not surprising to long for a return to the way things were. But for as tempting as it is to pass the time wishing for things to return to “normal”, the fact is you are just wasting important energy needed to facilitate your...
by Guillermo Vidal | Feb 11, 2019 | Aging Well
People who provide wisdom about getting through life’s challenges focus on how to endure the pain of loss and change. This is valuable advice, but there is not much out there about reaching the end of a difficult life transition. Knowing you are near the end is...
by Guillermo Vidal | Dec 10, 2018 | Aging Well
Botox and cosmetic fillers are all the rage these days to get rid of wrinkles. This is the inevitable outcome of our societal definition for beauty. Youth is beautiful and showing your age is not. Middle-aged people spend billions to fight back the ravages of growing...