Category Archives: getting ready for your future
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
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
Responding To The Daughter of An Unemployed Man, Late 60s
Hi Diane, I’d be happy to talk with you by phone. And I’d be happy to talk to your father by phone also initially. I can’t make tailored recommendations based on one email and no direct conversation.
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”.
An Unemployed Man In His Later 60s, My Dad Needs Help
I received the following email: Hi George,
A Woman’s Pursuit of Her Dreams and Quality of Life After 50
There she stood just inside our front door with her hands on her hips. “You keep writing about other people’s After 50 stories,” she said. “Mine is different and it deserves telling, too.” Pushing past me she settled into a chair … Continue reading
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
Tired of the Upcoming Election
Is Anyone Else Out There Tired Of The Upcoming Election? Is anyone else out there turning off the television or closing the browser on the computer to move beyond the media tsunami?
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
This Week’s Blessing
This week’s blessing: A week’s visit by one of my sons. Without his terrific wife and amazing daughters. Just Brown Eyes and him and me. Living in our house. For a week.
