One of the fun tools I played with early in my retirement transition was writing 5 vignettes (short scenarios) based on 5 years in the future. I was learning about my love of writing and this sounded like a fun way to write creatively and also push my thinking on where I wanted to be … Continue reading Writing Future Scenarios
When one hears the phrase “Living a Life of Leisure” it often brings a sense of over-indulgence, selfishness, lack of responsibility, having no life purpose, or simply wasting time. Maybe that’s just my innate workaholic or the Puritan ethics I was raised on, but I have a hard time to not feel guilty with living … Continue reading From Workaholic to A Life of Leisure
When you transition into retirement, there are often new habits that need to be formed as your old structure goes away. Some folks might not need a structured day, some do. But almost everyone has to create new habits. Many of us set being healthy as a retirement focus with beginning (and keeping!) new exercise … Continue reading How to Create an Exercise Habit
It is often amazing to me when synchronicity happens. Of course, the first time a message is coming at me, it is easy to ignore. The second occurrence, I wonder, “Is that a message coming through?” By the third time, I have to follow it down the rabbit hole! Such was the case on chakras … Continue reading Follow the Synchronicity
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