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And what did we do with our lives once we retired? Did we do what we thought we would? We did want to get involved in our community. This in...
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Retirement Talk for Boomers, Seniors, and Retirees
Retirement Talk is a weekly podcast intended for seniors, boomers and retirees. We will examine all aspects of retirement: actions, ideas, memories, and plans. We will consider travel, life...
Episodes
20 of 882 episodes999 The Pause
The pause is the thing. The pause gives our mind time to work. It gives us time to think. It calls forth our imagination. We need time to so...
998 Graduation
We graduate many times in life. We step up. We step away. We step into. We move. That's the thing isn't it. We move on. Hopefully we move on...
997 Irresponsible
"One thing I love about retirement is the freedom to take risks and act "irresponsibly" - the kids are all grown - no-one is actually depend...
996 Focus on thing you can control
I'm getting grumpy. I am getting pretty possessive of what has my attention. Retirement offers us time to pursue whatever we wish but someti...
995 Energy & Retirement
Energy is one of those things that always seems in short supply. Thus it always has a high value. We feel this at the end of each day when w...
994 Connections
Our lives are filled with people coming and going. We meet them; have an interaction and then never see them again. We move one direction an...
993 Exploring
You don't have to go far to feel like an explorer. There is more novelty and more surprises waiting just around the corner. It is this daily...
992 What Money Can't Buy
When I launched this project I was discouraged with information available on retirement that did not have to do with investments and finance...
991 Advanced Directive
It is important that a health directive be clear and be known to those who might be involved in your manner of death. It makes me think that...
990 The Family Story
It is important to share information from one generation to the other. Just today the New York Times had an article about the importance of...
989 Would've, Could've, Should've
"Two roads diverged in the yellow wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." R. Frost
988 Stuck - What Now?
It is no fun being stuck. Retirement can have this effect on us. We can feel strapped to our past or our present. We can't seem to conceive...
987 Family Day
IIt was Family Day in Canada - a national holiday. It was the first one ever. Seems like a worthwhile title for a holiday.
986 Reading for Pleasure
Retirement introduces a special element to our reading life. We can feast over the entire reading realm. There are no limitations; sort of l...
985 Regrets
Retirement gives us time to think about the past. Mistakes, bad decisions, regrets and empty dreams come to us - many times in the depths of...
984 Limits
One worn out piece of advice that seems to hold true all of our life is that we need to "pick our battles". Retirement has its limits. We ar...
983 Road Trip Planning
We love a road trip in the family car. We feel free - and like we are truly on vacation. We are now making our plans. We are enjoying the st...
982 Finding Meaning in Life (2)
Finding meaning in our lives was the topic of the previous podcast. I wanted to continue that train of thought. We know having meaning in ou...
981 Finding Meaning in Life
Finding meaning in life seems to be a never ending quest - sort of like pursuing more air to breath. Parents, teachers, bosses and our own c...