Can We "Will" Ourselves to Be Enthusiastic?

About this episode

John Morrow reflects on his personal experiences with enthusiasm and grief after the loss of his wife.

I will start by saying that it took longer than I intended to get this podcast published, and for that, I am sorry. I am a "Boomer" by birth, retired from the world of 9 to 5, and am easily identified as "ELDERLY." However, I'm not helpless or dependent. Even though I have experienced a long life, I am not bullet-proof. No single experience in my current lifetime has left me more damaged than when I watched helplessly as my wife died in June of 2019. This June 2nd, it will be SEVEN years. It ...

People in this episode

Host: John Morrow

Topics covered

• enthusiasm
• personal experience
• grief
• self-improvement
• aging

Keywords

• enthusiasm
• grief
• self-improvement
• aging
• personal experience

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