Recently I had my first engagement with a CFA (Certified Financial Planner). They rendered a list of services- can be financial diagnostics, consultation and action recommendations. I got more interested in personal finance, retirement & estate planning and figured better to get some expert help to navigate this because I have limited resources & it's easy to get overwhelmed by all the details, and get FOMO fever whenever a new bull run picks up . Key things discussed were general financial health gauge, under/overinsured check, retirement planning, and Wasiat preparation. One takeaway is - "Don't jeopardize what you already have in pursuit of something lesser known".
I am a sentimental dude towards my old memories during collegiate & varsity days. I identified why I'm feeling so - because (1) I experienced many memorable things in a group back then compared to now, and (2) I no longer made close group of friends like I have back then. Two unreplicable things. I understand that's just how life is, but man feeling feeeels. This whole blogsphere is a time capsule and captures vestiges of carefree younger days, when stress level was zero compared to adulthood. I got a glimpse of younger Keme from earlier postings, and in some instance I can still get secondhand embarrassment kahh. Today I blogwalk (that's what we used to call it) to blogs of old friends - don't know what I expect to find. But in the un-updated blog, laid bare snapshots of the persons that I used to know from a time where all our paths runs together. Some blog url returns - "The blog has been removed" and a sense of sadness hits me. I pray for everyone to have a blessed life.
Tomorrow I'll have a hospital appointment for an MRI scan. I've been on regular physio visit to nurse this sports injury since last year and while progress was made, total recovery is compromised because the injury is at a mobile area that is impossible to rest completely. Hopefully after the scan I can pinpoint the specific issue to come up with improved rehab plan & figure alternative recreational activities I can pursue. Ah, life in the mid 30s, body starts declining without active care & require maintenance.
My kid is growing up fast. He's a fresh human being, a clean slate. I as a parent must instill good core values and foundations as his 'preset', so that he's not 'empty'. Else, other unregulated forces will fill the void. With the correct preset he'll be able to filter & thwart off malicious influences in life. For that, I must first not be 'empty'. I must step up with the occasion, and know better, so that I can show him by example.
I saw one Denzel Washington interview where he said "1st part of your life is to learn, 2nd part you earn, 3rd part you return". The 'return' part can be interpreted as giving back, or the final return to the Maker. Anyway, good stuff.
