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What Does it Feel Like to Retire?

Mind-Body-Spirit
  Describe to someone who has never been in love, what it feels like when you have, at long...

The Initiation:

Mind-Body-Spirit
There are no instruction manuals for navigating a first serious illness. Even nurse navigators...

A Changing Relationship with Time

Mind-Body-Spirit
  One of the first issues to surface when one retires, is the quandary of what to do with all...

Making the Transition:

Mind-Body-Spirit
  One night - that is the amount of time which you will have to transition to your new,...

Ageism: An Ugly Reality

Maturing
  I’ve been noticing that I’m getting subtly annoyed at my friends and close relations who are...

Dissecting the Travel Bug

Pastimes
Traveling and retirement are almost synonymous terms. Of course, you will want to travel in your...

I Have Everything I Need

Home Base
One of the first startling, but repeated retirement experiences I encountered was finding out...

Aversion to My Aversions

Work
  Quite soon after your retirement, and curiously, even before it begins, you will notice some...

The Physical You

Maturing
  The other day, I innocently ordered lunch at a local restaurant, and at the table, I examined...

Food: The Golden Mean

Home Base
  Food in retirement…......really? Is this topic worthy of a separate discourse? Weren’t we...

Retirement Pastimes: Goats, Sheep and Hoses

Pastimes
  Finding meaning in retirement is no small task. That meaning can come from some very...

Staying Sane with Aging Parents

Mind-Body-Spirit
  Having a parent or two when one retires can certainly be a blessing. However, all...

Work Nightmares

Work
  When I retired from my first job as a teacher, the union rep said, “Congratulations. You made...

Warning: Act your "Stage!"

Maturing
  The election of Joe Biden brought a full complement of emotions on that eventful day in...

A Better Morning Routine

Home Base
  I have a seventy-something year old husband, but in many ways, he has the enthusiasm of a...

Busyness: Overcoming a True Addiction

Work
  During the coronavirus, millions of worker bees all over the world were holed up with not...

Solitude: Can you be with yourself?

Mind-Body-Spirit
  Humans are social beings. No doubt, you’ve had lots of company in your life. There is the...

Retirement Heebie Jeebies: What do I do with my Time?

Pastimes
  Nothing strikes fear in the heart of a new retiree more than the constant interrogation by...

An Ode to My Partner and Yours?

Mind-Body-Spirit
  I was living my pre-retirement life with a great misconception. If I had to reduce it to one...

When is it Someone Else's Turn?

Work
  Unlike me, many people make their own decision when to retire. Very often, this is a long...
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    What Does it Feel Like to Retire?

    Mind-Body-Spirit
      Describe to someone who has never been in love, what it feels like when you have, at long...

    The Initiation:

    Mind-Body-Spirit
    There are no instruction manuals for navigating a first serious illness. Even nurse navigators...

    A Changing Relationship with Time

    Mind-Body-Spirit
      One of the first issues to surface when one retires, is the quandary of what to do with all...
    More Posts
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