I have noticed many commercials recently on television that address my stage of life as perceived by "creative" minds hired to influence how I feel about myself and thus convince me to purchase a product. 

You just may be familiar with the scores of commercials that deal with ED or with low testosterone.  The commercials seem to dominate the airwaves, at least on the channels that I might normally watch.  The message as I view it is that things used to be so much better when I was younger and in the "prime of my life".  The pitch is that products are now available to enable me to act, live and perform as a much younger man, to be like I used to be.

The implication of all of this is that I am greatly unhappy with my life as I currently live.  I am after all 64 years old!  That can't be much fun at all in the minds of the thirty something copywriters who view people of my generation as old, weak and boring!  The perception is that we would love to return to the good old days and run faster, jump higher, stay up into the wee hours of the morning and improve our sex lives. 

I would like to let those copywriters and their clients know that life isn't quite so bad as they might think.  Granted I don't run as fast, jump as high or live life of romance or love to the degree I used to in the past.  But that is ok with me.  I really have no desire to return to my 30's or 40's or whatever stage of life might appear enticing. 

My life is pretty good as it is.  I have lived a fairly long and productive life.  I had some very good times and some extremely trying times when all seemed hopeless.  But you know something, I came through it all and I am grateful for the life I lived and for the life I have now.  I will write more in my future posts about things I do to keep me appreciati

I would like to provide a little history about this venture.  The two principals, over a cup of coffee, were discussing how many of our friends and fellow baby boomers had found themselves at a place in life that provided less and less satisfaction.  We found that it didn't matter how much wealth they had, how their health was or if they were active or inactive in their lives and employment.  It seemed to us that there was a general feeling of malaise in our generation as we trudged through our lives. 

We discussed what we thought were some of the causes and possible programs that might serve to improve the quality of life for those who were feeling this sense of having their best days behind them.  We searched the internet, talked with experts in various fields and determined that though many worth while programs about senior self-esteem, how to feel better about one's self and other programs of this nature did exist, we couldn't find one that we felt provided an inexpensive and useful set of tools that, if used, could help lead to an improved quality of life for all.

We developed an eight step program designed for people who have found themselves in a position of being less than satisfied with their lives.  Many have found themselves in a position where there has been a shift in their lives.  The shift could be retirement, feelings of isolation from family and friends or it could just be any reason that leads them to believe their lives were not as fulfilling as they would like. 

In response, we developed an inexpensive program designed around an eight step program that we believe provides the opportunity for these people to improve the quality of their lives.  We have written a book, Odyssey: An Epic Journey, developed a program for seminars and workshops and have dedicated our efforts to enhance the lives of those seeking an improved and more fulfilling lives.  We would like you to take a look and perhaps join us on this journey.  We invite you to visit our website, http://www.odysseywise.com, and take a look at what we propose.  You can order a copy of our book, arrange for a seminar or workshop or just comment on what you find.  We will be posting to this blog on a regular basis about different elements of our program that we feel will help benefit those seeking a better life.  We hope you join us and look forward to being in touch