I am going to put aside all my personal challenges in life for this post. What I am going to talk about is something that will likely happen to almost all of us after we “retire”. The last four years … Continue reading Just Leave The Bucket At The Door…
It’s been almost 22 years since I left the corporate world, but I am still learning things about the current phase of my life, particularly from the book “The Joy Of Not Working”. I really don’t recall the first time … Continue reading Lessons To Be Learned, Still…
I am refining my Favorites Sunday selection a little here. I have decided that I will go back 5 years to the week to see what I was talking about and if anything has changed. Update It was a tough road, but I think I am finally beginning to keep my life challenging, at least with respect to my current conditions. I have discovered that life can really be joyful regardless of what surrounds you if you work hard enough at it. Five years ago I would never have thought that the tone of the country would have turned so … Continue reading Favorites Sunday – Looking Back Five Years.
Sometimes the journey into retirement just isn’t very joyous, in fact it can be a down right painful journey at times.
Like almost all of us I had many challenges in my early retirement years. I started my retirement from the corporate world at age 54 and like the cartoon above, I didn’t really have any retirement plan to guide me. The first few years were difficult but now after almost twenty years I think I have finally gotten most of it right.
This post is about the biggest shock among the many I encountered.
Continue reading “My Biggest Shock Upon Retirement!”
I’m going to start this post out with all you newbie retirees or soon to be retirees in mind but then finish it ups with some insights I have found for all us old-timers as well. I aim to cover the whole spectrum during my “seeking a joyous journey” project. :)
Continue reading “Seeking a Joyous Journey – When Panic Set In”
I’m going to let you in on my secret of life. It has taken me seven decades of continuous searching to discover this secret. Find something you might enjoy and then do it. But maybe the real secret is to find the things you don’t enjoy and get rid of them as soon as possible. Personally looking at the back end of the process, I have found that the most freeing time in life starts with your retirement from the working world. This is a time you are no longer shackled to that 9 – 5 job. You can do whatever … Continue reading Seeking a Joyous Journey – Find Something
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