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Category: Health

Just get tested

The Problem We Face. According to the Cancer Australia website, in 2022, around 24,200 Aussie blokes were diagnosed with prostate cancer. That’s a lot of men. It means 66 men were diagnosed every day. Just to get those figures into……

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January 16, 2023 - 8:58 am January 16, 2023Health cancer, health, prostate 2

Make This New Year Your Best Year Ever

Building Walls. In recent years, there has been a lot of talk about building a wall on the border between the USA and Mexico. One side of the argument says “it’s immoral to build a wall there.” The other side……

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December 26, 2022 - 10:33 am December 26, 2022Doing LIfe, Finances, Health Building walls, debt, health, relationships 0

Purpose And Happiness

Rod’s Retirement. I have been retired for around seven years. I’ve never had an issue with being worried, being scared, with being concerned, with being bored, with retirement. But It Didn’t Just Happen! I had planned for it carefully for……

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November 28, 2022 - 8:29 am November 28, 2022Doing LIfe, Health 0

The Best Is Yet to Come

The Longevity Study. Just after the Great Depression lifted in 1938, a group of scientists from the Harvard University in the US began a study on 268 men. Starting with first year University students they have followed them through their……

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November 21, 2022 - 10:32 am November 21, 2022Doing LIfe, Health health, life, marriage 0

Going Somewhere

Start at the End. In his book the 7 habits of highly successful people, Stephen Covey tells us that high on our list we should “begin with the end in mind” He says imagine entering a church in your best……

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November 9, 2022 - 11:39 am November 9, 2022Doing LIfe, Health family, money, pleasure, possessions, work 0

Andy’s Story

It’s Now Five Years. Five years ago, I said farewell to my office and colleagues to begin a journey of caring, full time, for my wife. It will come as no surprise that a career as a full-time carer wasn’t……

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October 31, 2022 - 8:02 am October 31, 2022Doing LIfe, Health Age care, couple, Dark Valley, Dementia, NDIS 1

Retiring to a Life of Excellence

The Government vs The Private sector. For many years I worked in the government sector.  I believed I was doing things that the community thought was very important and helping people to enjoy their lives. But in the 25 years……

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September 5, 2022 - 9:40 am September 5, 2022Doing LIfe, Health activities, fun, health, Purpose, retire 0

Hosting a BBQ stopper

The Barbecue Stopper. For a few years now, the press in Australia has talked about some issues as a “barbecue stopper.” What I think that means is, when you are hosting a BBQ with your friends and family, and someone……

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July 18, 2022 - 12:58 pm July 18, 2022Doing LIfe, Health Barbecue, conversations, meaning, Purpose 0

Planning the best retirement ever

Let me start by stating the obvious. Life, at any stage, should never be defined by money. Despite the Beatles singing “Give me money – that’s all I want,” it is NOT all you want! Yet, if you Google “retirement……

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March 21, 2022 - 9:50 am March 21, 2022Doing LIfe, Finances, Health curiosity, give back, healthy habits, marriage, power of attorney, retirement planning, social connections, travel, Volunteer, will 0

Turn Turn Turn

If you’re a regular on this website, you will remember that a few years ago my family headed off to the northern hemisphere to get our first ever white Christmas. I must admit that after sitting for years at Christmas……

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February 28, 2022 - 11:30 am February 28, 2022Doing LIfe, Health activities, Friends, retired men, retirement, seasons, social, winter 1
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