A reminder to live a life true to ourselves with few regrets. Life happiness and fulfillment.

[@frankcastle2876]

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” Kierkegaard

[@honeychick4ever280]

Facts!💯

[@AstroEnthusiast27]

The growth rate of this channel speaks volumes to how many “never marrieds” and singles are out there. Congrats Jim our tribe is thriving!👏

[@JessicaKimball]

Just specialize in who you are. You are enough. We love listening to your perspective.

[@JimmyJ1983]

So glad im single with no kids, was in a 13year relationship and brought up twin girls from ages 2-15, our relationship ended and she stopped me seeing the twns, it hurt for a very long time i drank for 2 years straight, but im happy and over it now, i never want to live up to someone elses expectations ever again, one day she actually said to me, "You're not doing what i want you to do". Being single, going gym and playing my ps5 makes me happy, i have great friends and family too, and im off the alcohol which has made everything fall into place, im not waking up anymore filled with sorrows and anxiety, ..life is good plus im saving £1000s which i would have spent on the demon drink, great video Jim ❤❤😊😊

[@michaelfreydberg4619]

Wow!😮 I have been on the receiving end of “you’re not doing what I want you to do!” Also.

[@luckyrockmore2796]

Many times a man's love and devotion is undeserved

[@kwimms]

A man is not supposed to follow a woman. Hope you learned your lesson.

[@GlobalBizlife]

Congratulations for being able to move forward from a very difficult situation and to give up drinking.

[@rostislavsnyta6429]

❤

[@finally7664]

Very likable person you are sir I enjoy listening your conversation it’s therapeutic for me and others.

[@marybailey6166]

The secret to happiness is loving and helping others♥️

[@Leannot35]

I enjoyed loving others sincerely and believed I was loved back more than I knew,I found differently.

[@myvoice32]

@@Leannot35 I am in the same boat. I gave my life to someone for 45 years thinking I put in the best into this person. Only to find out if they had deep resentment against me. Days after my father died, he told me he wanted to leave mecause he just wanted to live his “life of Riley”. We’re still together, but yet not. Actually my biggest regret is not pursuing a job and a career .., I would’ve been so much further ahead.

[@brubakersflatcakes9755]

The irony of "waking up" is that after you accept the horror show, you become so much more grateful for the little things in life. Then you can make it more beautiful, warts and all. Better to turn regrests into lessons right now.

[@KatAsp312]

I could listen to you speak all day. Thankful for your decision to share your story and thoughts on KZbin 🙂

[@annmarabiles9224]

Living a life with a purpose is what makes life worth living, but being single never married and no kids doesn't mean we live a life without a purpose. I am also single, never married and no kids and there was one point in my life that I questioned myself if I lived a life with no purpose. I felt empty and broken and felt so alone and then came anxiety and depression. I got sick and battled my illness for 4 years. I was so sick for 4 years it was then that I saw things that answered my question if I've lived a wrong life and have lived my life without a purpose. When I got sick and very weak I realized I wasn't alone at all. I realized I was surrounded with love. I was surrounded with people who truly cares, people who's lives I touched through the years by giving a little and sharing a little of what I have but I didn't know it until I got sick. They are my aunts and uncles from both mother and father side, nieces and nephews, cousins and friends and my sister my only sibling. They all showed me love and took care of me helped me in my battle and kept telling me I wasn't alone and they loved me. And one situation that I really moved me was when one of my nieces who graduated from college last year came to me and said aunty I want you to be my escort on my Baccalaureate dinner and ring hop ceremony since my mother is not here shes working abroad and she cant come home for my graduation. I asked her why me? She said "because you are with me and my siblings all these years when we need parental love and guidance and words of wisdom that which our parents couldn't give us because my mother is so far away working and my father died so early". I was so touched by her words and I realized that I have nothing to regret about my life at all. I have lived with my purpose without realizing it until later. its not because we are single and never have children that give us sense of purpose it is through little things that we do showing love and compassion that give lives meaning and a purpose.

[@dolly4446]

Don’t forget this video Jim. This is perfect. 😊give thanks first thing in the am 😇waking up is a blessing 😊. Take care Jim. 😊

[@ilovehotels5001]

Hey man, I’m right there with you. I’m 47, had a great career, and did professional sports. I’m single, never been married, and don’t have kids. I’ve had no trouble meeting women, but I lost some motivation after focusing on the wrong things. Now I’ve got different goals in life, and I’m not really worried about it.

[@thefortunefreaks]

My man. It’s great to see the growth. Don’t stop. Keep it real as always

[@Over60sowhat]

You said you weren't thriving, but you seem so vital, intelligent, thoughtful, neat, clean, in the present, all the things that indicate thriving. You look like you're thriving to me. 😁

[@gold707786]

Like good soap commercial for Irish Spring.

[@christophersoi]

Beautiful Ohio...enjoying your channel

[@phuongtranthi8685]

Phong cảnh mùa thu đẹp yên bình, không khí trong lành Một nơi đáng sống!!!!

[@AdmiringEspressoMachine-yu7td]

See Jim run… Watch Jim grow! ( Good job Jim, keep on doing what you’re doing!) - Lorenzo , Tenafly NJ

[@Melissa-x1z7f]

Your honesty is beautiful ❤️ people are looking for real ❣️

[@kristenmarie9248]

💯💯💯🥰

[@pamelagarlito7149]

51 is still young Jim.

[@CarlBland-l8l]

Yes if ur 52😂

[@allanwatts8361]

your content is incredibly resourceful....you'll hit 50k+ subs soon if you continue dishing out content

[@trentstewart4880]

Thanks Jim, real food for thought , keep it up

[@MrSheymie]

Wow. Those five regrets. Happy to realise I don't really have much of any of them. Also, one thing I cannot fail at, is being myself and living my life. I have a life where I follow my dreams. Not crazy dreams. All attainable ones. Seems like it's what I'm meant to be doing.

[@CGTraderX]

I just found you and can listen to you all day. At 35 (I’m almost 40 now) I began questioning literally everything and evaluating what society preaches and expectations there in. It’s been an eye opening journey and I enjoy listening to folks like you share your perspective on it all.

[@guidofeliz8384]

The more I see you walking in the park, the more tempted I am to leave it all behind me. I am NOT materialistic. As long as I have a roof over my head, my guitar, and scores, I am good to go.

[@Arven8]

Many years ago, when I was married, I remember vividly feeling, "This is not my life. This is someone else's life." It's one reason I got out. When I say "someone else's life," I mean the life of a normal, average, conventional guy who goes to work, does the family thing, and that's about it. That's not me. That's never been me. Don't get me wrong - I'm glad there are normal, average, traditional guys like that out there; society depends on them. Marriage is for a good fit for some men, but it clearly wasn't for me. I felt like my soul was dying (hard to convey in a YT comment), and I had to get out. What a relief when I did. I could get back to living my own life, not someone else's. It's not a great or spectacular life - I have problems and ups & downs like anyone else - but at least it's my own.

[@aumshanti9046]

especially in situations where, you marry the girl, you marry the family?

[@Arven8]

@@aumshanti9046 Yes, or marry a single mother in my case. Bad mistake.

[@katrinaflores2012]

​@@Arven8 I'm a single mom. Perhaps the single moms put their kids first over the new man. It should always go, "God, husband, kids" but when the father is out of the picture, then the hierarchy changes to "God, kids, work, ministry, new man. The man is going to finish last every time. Being a single mom, I will always put my child first, so I need to wait until my child is 18 to even consider some man. By then I think I'll be over it.

[@Arven8]

@@katrinaflores2012 yeah, i understand. I didn't know what i was getting into, marrying a single mom. I didn't realize what a low priority i would be. I don't blame women for prioritizing their children. That's nature.

[@palette_1563]

​@@Arven8how long were you married to her?

[@Oceanofsand1981]

Nice video. Food for thought

[@user-gq7io5ij4j]

That's a lovely place to go for walks. Greetings from Norway. You're even reaching Norwegian viewers.

[@Smuggler169]

@@user-gq7io5ij4j thank you. Feel free to send me an email.

[@Arii12721]

I’ve been not married and now I’m married definitely harder to be married but much more fulfilling

[@agora_somos_tres]

Hello Jim. Thank you for this moment of reflection. What a beautiful place you are. Regards from Brazil.

[@thearch1tect249]

You are a good dude Jim. I'm in my late 40's and you are the kind of guy I would have a coffee and a cigar with. I think many men can relate because we all have this common experience with modernity!

[@SG-qw1yp]

Keep doing what your doing I love your videos bro you keep it 100% true you speak truth

[@Anline-vb2cm]

I have no much friends,but I enjoy staying with myself peacefully,acquiring knowledge,improving my work skills and so on.i don’t feel lonely and I have no regrets .maybe I always choose live my favorite life,a true myself. And I always want to be best myself that is my Leif mission.

[@stetonwalters574]

If you have no regret , you haven't truly lived. What matters is was the actions worth the regret.

[@kwimms]

So you are saying just go kick the bear?

[@2010damsel]

I find you a very interesting person,very thoughtful and encouraging.thanks for sharing such a beautiful story..I'm a new avid fan from 🇵🇭

[@gregorystinette8271]

You have some good insights & content

[@7SideWays]

You got your health and freedom. I'm also 'free' since 49 but have a wife and 2 young adult kids. Pros and cons to both. Purpose is the question we all share.

[@mangoelvis1032]

58M with 2 older kids, divorced for 15 yrs. I like when you share your awakening about male/female relationships. Its something a lot of us have been through

[@gold707786]

I hope you have 58 million.

[@kristenmarie9248]

​@@gold707786 58 years old, male is what that means, I believe. 😂

[@jeffcampbell-q3y]

thanks for sharing.i wish you the best.

[@user-gq7io5ij4j]

That is some of the greatest advice ever. I need to put that up on my fridge. This is the kind of advice I need to focus on my art skills and my dancing. Last year I quit social media to have more time for myself and that made a great difference. Who wants to look back on their life and see how much time they spent scrolling on some screen? I try to do everything I want so that I will have few regrets when I become an old lady and look back on life.

[@guidofeliz8384]

A channel for veterans is a great idea.

[@mulheresnanet]

I like the ideia. If you know any veterans channel, please let me know. Thank you.

[@guidofeliz8384]

@mentesaude317 : I guess you can search by typing a veterans channel on KZbin or veterans on KZbin or something like that....

[@romi6645]

You are just confirming my thoughts ...that doing what I want is the best thing for my life and I will not regret doing this in my last days.

[@keeprush4732]

Good video! Keep up the good work and you're right we only have so much time left. Got to live life!

[@dedee6733]

Love your channel Jim,keep it up with good content

[@elnoraabduqadir2297]

What a beautiful view. Thank you for sharing

[@gabrielzvulun3443]

Thank You for what you do!

[@CaliforniatoWestAfrica]

Thank you for the inspiration Jim. Great Video. I truly enjoy the quotes and your beautiful scenery today. The Autumn colors were eye popping!

[@PhilWard-v7o]

More enriching, thought provoking quality content - Thanks again Jim - I notice how quickly your channel is growing which is much deserved.

[@sylvial8411]

You wove all the different reading together beautifully along with Steve Jobs' commencement speech. Middle age is a kind of second adolescence after the pressures of "making it" have been lightened and we realize it's foolhardy at best to try to live someone else's dream of how our life should go. You are coming out of the cocoon Jim and sharing it with the virtual community on KZbin. Can't wait to continue watching your transformation!

[@RoseMwatura]

Very wise words, be very true to your hear and follow it. Continue with the same stamina a lot of people need to hear you.

[@jonhutchinson2902]

Jim you are lucky most channels don't grow nearly this quickly.

[@tealsnare]

I am glad your channel is growing. Keep sharing your story!

[@raymondrhorer2695]

I don't believe you can live your life the wrong way. A lot of times I did the right thing the wrong way, and regret keeps me from repeating it over.

[@MyFreeload]

Thank you, this is wonderful content

[@thejanetflights7396]

I always think of people as acidic or alkaline and the more I watch you, you really are transitioning from acidic to Akaline so wonderfully, I want the best for you brother, you really deserve it, I adore your content.

[@sankhar2484]

As an Author, I appreciate your interest of reading and analyzing your life. This is profound!!!

[@kristenmarie9248]

"Observe who you are being." A quote that I heard, and try to practice.

[@BanditsandBusiness]

"What would you do if you KNEW you couldn't fail?" That's a nice question Thank you for publishing another great video

[@Leann-uj9rg]

You make a great mentor. Thank you.

[@Blueyedgal227]

Just found your channel...I can relate as I watched your 50 and single video. I'm 54 from the Midwest, never married and no children, and like you thought I did it all right and haven't met my partner yet. Online dating is not for the faint and old fashioned values and chivalry have gone by the wayside. Keep being a nice guy as some of us woman still are looking for and appreciate a good man and looking for that. :) I too am learning the online digital marketing. I appreciate your shares and vulnerability. There is a niche as we didn't learn all of this years ago so it's a big learning curve but taking the challenge is key....And yes living life and the thought of regrets is not easy especially when you desire to share your life with someone and haven't experienced it yet....Amy

[@alansewell7810]

I suspected your location was Northern Ohio or Michigan based on the tree species and landscape in the cemetery video. The angle of the sun in this video confirmed it, before you said it. I lived in Cleveland and Toledo, then Michigan, before moving to Florida. Liked the people in those states. Hardworking, optimistic, thoughtful, modest, and easy to get along with. The Midwest is a great place to be. So many have moved to Florida, that parts of the state have taken on that character. Also knew a couple people who moved from Florida back to their hometowns in NW Michigan, liking it better there, even with six months of winter. I just subscribed to your channel.

[@NarmadaaBohara]

I truly want to make utube videos, but i don't know what is pushing me back. Thank u for your encouragement 💓. Love your words..God bless you !!

[@johnjennings9693]

Great stuff greetings from Eire,

[@xss693]

You're doing terrific Jim.💪

[@spol]

Peace and love my brother!

[@kaviding7551]

I am the captain of my own life. The buck stops with me. No blame. No complaints. No excuses. No regrets. I take full responsibility for all the decisions that I make for my own life.

[@iamtheirishgirl2]

I like hearing your discussions. I’m a few years older……you’ve given me a lot to think about.

[@Dystopia_is_Now]

That top five regrets book sounds like something I need to read right now. Thanks for sharing.

[@magdapienaar7215]

Amen. 🙏

[@markusfrey4256]

It's becoming more and more common to think about life the way you describe in this video. However, I would like to consider that this seems to be a very intellectual way of thinking that could lead to the trap of constantly tracking and evaluating life - similar to chasing the joy that we know always slips away when we chase it. Anyway I'm enjoying your content.

[@rkellycentral]

Nice one Jim. And I agree on taking the time and using it wisely whilst we have time

[@kenkramer6761]

Keep up the great content Jim

[@JessicaKimball]

I love your perspective and wish you all the best in life… I believe that through your beginning your channel, your heart desires will be blessed and manifested in the natural by our wonderful Lord Jesus Christ

[@ka-peach7945]

Your wonderful Lord Jesus Christ was a made up hoax to help sell Christianity to the peasants.

[@sarahbrown1881]

Thanku Jim. Congrats on your success with your channel, very awesome. I was very taken by Steve Jobs speech l listened sometime ago. Personally l think if you really really lived life as your last day you would be in a space of gratitude, in surrender and flow. If wise you would surrender all judgments of others and life itself añ just allow life to be. You would open your heart wide open and be fearless viewing life as an extreme gift. Good thing ýou don't have to be on deaths door to try this or practice this every day. The only regret l have is that l feared rather then loved. Be that myself or others.

[@123Clarkuy-p3o]

Love this ♥️ thanks Jim

[@carolanndriscol6316]

So happy for YOU & US that you have the courage to grow publicly. Be sure to know what thriving means to YOU. And I love your authenticity is successful. Aloha i’mua ~ We are One moving forward, individually, together🤙🏼♥️🌲👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌺CA

[@Al-Zez]

Really good content thanks Jim

[@Albacore877]

To live the remainder of your life with excellent health having served in the military, traveled extensively and being at peace, and having options, reminds me of a poem I recommend called “the dash.” The Dash" is a poem by Linda Ellis that reflects on the time between a person's birth and death, and how to live life to the fullest: Thank you for another 😮thoughtful and Great Content!!!

[@oasisbeyond]

We all need wisdom, it helps us all. Congrats.

[@TruckerOak]

Great topic Jim! I really appreciate your channel. "You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunity and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this." Henry David Thoreau Carpe-diem, live-in-the-moment.

[@almurray2000]

It’s eerie hearing you quote Steve Jobs when you sound so much like him.

[@ryanoakes4629]

Congrats on growing your channel bud!!🎉

[@Arven8]

Thanks for the reminder. When you began, I immediately thought of the #1 regret of the dying as identified by Bonnie Ware, so I was pleased you mentioned it. The stoics talked about this too ("memento mori" - i.e., remember death). I would add one thing: your conception of what happens *after* death can change the experience of reflecting on your death quite a bit. If you think death is the end, then thinking about death can, for some people, create not just a spur to live a richer life now, but a sense of pressure, gloom and anxiety about the inevitable end and the nothingness that follows. If you believe in an afterlife, like me, it's not so grim. Further, if you believe in reincarnation, then it doesn't feel like a pressure cooker where you have to get everything done this one time around. So, our beliefs about what come after death shape our experience of it.

[@mvricks90]

would be very interesting to hear more about your experience from Afghanistan

[@bezimienny1146]

Jim, that’s inspiring and moving. Good to see you’re doing good, grasping and connecting observations, making sense of them. I saw some honest curiosity here and desire to share. Thanks. I think I may share some part of my future path with You.

[@gerdahenirich8733]

Hi Jim you're great craic..Always look forward to your videos.Look after your goodself Love from Ireland.❤

[@recabitejehonadab2654]

Nice Go Pro 😊👍!

[@oceangypsyakatanyawood]

Thank you Jim! ❤

[@MariaFernandez-zl5en]

Hi Jim . I just found you. This is very interesting information . Thank you for sharing!

[@2brnt2b]

I love this video a lot 😿💓

[@davegebbings7632]

Thanks Jim

[@Wagonlit3000]

Great discussion.

[@yankeedoodle6293]

Great vid 👍

[@davidbarringham7992]

I like the walk’n’talk format. Thought-provoking presentation👍.

[@subliminal81]

What a lovely fellow living being Ya are.

[@WHIVIX]

I love listening to you 🎉

[@guidofeliz8384]

I just subscribed to your channel. Former Navy here (1996-2000).

[@gorfulator]

I'm getting a Don Quixote vibe from that Windmill! Very apropos!

[@sharonhenry7481]

Nice place

[@soltsdev]

You doing great 👍

[@deborahwa2015]

Wow, Jim! Wish you were a man of the cloth. Your sermons would be really interesting.

[@TimmyCramer]

Best decision of my life was not getting married!! Timmy C Arizona

[@plutoplatters]

How would you know that ?

[@erikturner5073]

​@plutoplatters There are PLENTY of examples of men ruined in divorce and in married life in general. As they say, smart people learn from their mistakes, and wise people learn from the mistakes of others!😉

[@emailsph3282]

​@@plutoplatterssmart men don't marry.

[@Bitcoin-Carnivore]

DUDE HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT, INSTEAD OF SAYIGN I NEVER FOUND THE RIGHT PERSON, OR I LET THE BEST ONE GET AWAY

[@CarlBland-l8l]

Dnt do relationships a marriage never works just an expensive bit if paper a what Do I do 4 sex well escorts 😂

[@HarryKamal-c4d]

I'm starting to really like this guy