11 Comments
User's avatar
Manuela Thiess Garcia's avatar

P.S. I love the artwork!

Expand full comment
Manuela Thiess Garcia's avatar

Ah, yes, there are the bitter ones and the repetitive ones (though at this age,though I often repeat myself unaware of doing it often so until I ask if I had mentioned a certain topic before), and the preachy ones (which my opinionated political opinions often compel me to do at times, but overall, good advice for the grumpy ones, especially, which I hope I am not too often.

I do dearly love to cuss, which might not be too serene and considered grumpy, but once i do, it helps get ovei dor what is buggin me, like dropping an egg on the floor. MF comes to mind.

Expand full comment
Suzan Paulette Lundy's avatar

Love this. Thanks

Expand full comment
Heidi Glow's avatar

Very relevant. Thanks Bret!

Expand full comment
David's avatar

Some deep wisdom written in this one.!!!!

Expand full comment
Russ Paladino's avatar

To your points, life really can be better when you’re older, when you feel more comfortable in your (loose) skin, when you begin to know who you really are. Beautifully written as always, Bret.

Maybe you’d be interested to read what I had written on the subject as well?

https://open.substack.com/pub/russpaladino/p/awakened?r=bvwmt&utm_medium=ios

Expand full comment
Bret Primack's avatar

Excellent writing, Russ!

Expand full comment
Russ Paladino's avatar

Thank you Bret. I really appreciate that you read it, and the kind words.

Expand full comment
Arthur Rosch's avatar

Bret, let's face it: Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Expand full comment
Gregory S Kimble's avatar

This is wonderful advice! Thank you!!

Expand full comment
Justin E. Schutz's avatar

I really like your recipe, it makes a great soup that has a lot of room for variations. I tell a lot of stories, i’ve made a lot of mistakes but an old man telling others what they “should” do just makes them want to go away.

Expand full comment