One of the most protective things you can do against aging is to learn a manual skill when you’re young … and keep it up. The next best thing? Learn something new.
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Rediscovering Yourself in Retirement: Tom’s Story
Excited about retiring from that job you never really liked? That was Tom. His story shows how retirement was as much about rediscovering himself as it was about doing whatever he wanted.
Cobbling Together a Life With Purpose
Lisbie Rae responded to the call for Next in Life reader submissions. Her reflections speak to how it feels to live with purpose. Lisbie nails it when she sees her activities went beyond “I like doing this,” to “This is what I’m meant to do.”
Ageism – The Enemy is All of Us
What do you think about getting older? How do you react when you see older people, older than you, on the street? Until we address the ageism within ourselves, we cannot be open to the myriad possibilities that the second half of life offers.
How Sweet is a Life with Purpose? Very!
Whether or not you got purpose from work or from life beyond work there is no question that having a purpose is critical to a healthy retirement.
Start With Where You Are: Your Values in Retirement
Making choices that are consistent with your values is the basis of a satisfying life in retirement as at any time. Let’s look at the place of values in our lives and how to use them for retirement planning, living in retirement.
What do you do? Exploring opportunities in retirement
A healthy retirement is about looking ahead to possibilities. That said, the challenge when you are approaching retirement is figuring out how you want the future to look. And for those already retired you may be disappointed with your newfound freedom.