Looking back, it is interesting to explore what was taking up my mind-space this summer. With the deadly pandemic numbers, the tumbling economy with job losses & business closures, the social unrest of systemic racism, climate-change driven natural disasters, the political nightmare of hypocrisy and power plays, and even my at-home chaos of mid-move boxes … Continue reading Mind Space
When I think of autumn, I think of vistas red & orange leaves, picking pumpkins & doing corn mazes, cooking up a pot of soup or chili, a caramel apple treat, and crisp cool days with bright blue skies. That’s a description of a typical New England fall or the fall of my childhood. Autumn … Continue reading Fall in Florida
Many folks might be surprised that I’ve dabbled in some “out-there” exploration through my years of early retirement. My exploration has included, for example, intuitive sessions, exploring spirit guides, Reiki chakra balancing, and tarot reflection readings. And most recently, these explorations lead me to do a couple of intensive astrology readings. Ironically, one of the … Continue reading Astrology Exploration
One of the tools I extoll in my book Retirement Transition – An Innovative Approach (link here to Amazon purchase) is the use of a Vision Statement and Action Plan. As one of my favorite quotes says: “Would you tell me please which way I should go from here?” said Alice. “That depends a good … Continue reading A Look at Vision Statements
A number of times, I’ve had friends who are not yet retired wonder what they will do with their days when they are not working. They really cannot imagine a future without work. For many of them this is filling 55-60 hours/week or more (yes, they are workaholics like I was)…. that is over 3300 … Continue reading Filling the Void
A random set of musings about things happening right now. Contact Clean-up Project Inspired by Marty (blog link) and with time on my hands, I did a Contact Clean-up project. He warned me it might be cumbersome or frustrating, but it didn't take as long as expected. I went from 731 contacts to 385. First, … Continue reading Mid-Summer Musings
Building a life in retirement required me to think about things beside work. In my book Retirement Transition – An Innovative Approach (link here to Amazon purchase), I created a holistic Life Domains Framework with seven life design areas. Building from a center of self-knowledge, I used this framework to help craft my Retirement Lifestyle … Continue reading Key Questions on Life Domains
For the past few years to keep my curiosity sparked, I’ve set a goal to try new things. I first started with 52 as my first yearly target (one per week) and easily hit that goal. Yes, trying new restaurants was a big part of that number, but I still did lots of other new … Continue reading Favorite New Things 2020
As a lover of words, I thought I’d share instances in this past week where I reacted to words being used in blog posts. Words as Labels A blog post on Booming Encore about different Type of Retirees (link here) had me really thinking! According to the author, there are 3 types of retirees, labeled … Continue reading Reactions To Words I’ve Read
In recent blog readings (down some rabbit holes in fact), I’ve seen lists about playing, lists about summer fun, lists about self-care, and some thinking about what your “fun age” is. As part of Release (my WOTY), both Playing More and Doing Things that are Frivolous were on my 20 for 2020 list. As I … Continue reading Rethinking Play This Summer
