Category Archives: creating the life you want
Retirement: Hearing The Diverse Voices Of Experience
OK. I’ll write about Retirement as you readers requested. But I want to use your examples to begin, your Diverse Voices of Retirement Experience. We often talk inaccurately about Baby Boomers as if they are all similar or even homogenous. … Continue reading
Baby Boomers Are Running Out of Money and Are Less Healthy
I recently passed a billboard in NYC that extolled the virtues of beginning to seriously save now for retirement. This called to mind two articles a national news agency published recently within 3 days of each other.
65 Is A Really Dumb Number!
“I’m 65 today!” our neighbor Bill Wentwhistle announced proudly at Coffee World. “I’ve waited years for this moment. Now my real life begins. I can retire. I can qualify for all kinds of discounts. I’m a Senior!” He sat … Continue reading
For People Over 50, Two Live Events In Osprey In March
If you’re in the Osprey, FL area in March, I’ll be speaking at two events called “Developing the Skills and Life Agility We’ll Need, After 50 It’s Up To Us”.
One Week Of Paying More Attention To Love After 50
There is a place in our neighborhood (Palm Heights, elevation 14’) I think of as The Sign Of The Heart. It isn’t a geographic place. It appears suddenly in those instants when I am paying attention and realize, “Oh! There’s … Continue reading
Retirement And The TV Remote
I received the following email from a good friend and highly active, admirable woman: “Haven’t seen you do anything on retirement. Especially men who most of their ideas on retirement is having a full time relationship with the T.V. “Lord … Continue reading
In Praise of Gratitude. In Praise of Aging
Another holiday season is upon us. I know this for certain because the last of understated Halloween yard decorations (front yard-wide spider webs, full size fabric horses pulling giant fabric pumpkins, witches bigger than my car) disappeared.
Rare Earths and The New Normal For People Over 50
“We forget that any form of conversion is a step forward. But, one’s steps take longer when you must walk to get a pail of water rather than turn on a faucet; you are moving none the less. It just … Continue reading
Meaningful After 50 Can Be As Individual As Fingerprints
mean•ing•ful [mee-ning-fuhl] , adjective - full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice. This has been a very active week. In less than 7 days I’ve heard from 9 different friends (all almost 50 to well … Continue reading
After 50 It’s Up To Us Is Now On Kindle
I’m excited to share some news! We’ve just published “After 50 It’s Up To US, Developing The Skills and Agility We’ll Need” on Kindle.
