The Challenges of Retirement[1]
We are told
that it’s only those who haven’t retired yet who think of retirement being
easy. There are challenges, which I can confirm, that must be confronted if we
are to be happy. And, each of us
have particular patterns of behavior that must be examined.
Finances
are seemingly the most difficult part of the process. ”Even now, you’re sticking to a sharp retirement budget and salting
away more funds for the future.”
But it’s not just about the money.
We are
responsible for our own happiness which in part means that we believe that we
should be able to stay in touch with our friends and “..establishing new
fruitful relationships.”
This is something that I have not been so successful although for years
I have been on the board at the local senior’s center and I stay in touch with
my two sons who live in Vancouver.
On Saturdays that are not pouring with rain or snow I meet with them downtown
and we go with our walk together and have lunch together. Most of the people in
my immediate neighborhood are familiar with me and each spring I canvas for the
Canadian Cancer Society and we say hi!. The rest of my family, of course beside
my wife, live far away in the United States. My only contact with them is on the Internet (wow I love the
Internet.
I also,
including my wife, have, developed hobbies in painting and poetry. For more info about that go to my blog
Artwithwrinkles.
[1]
Carlson, Richard PhD (2003). The
Don’t Sweat Guide to Retirement: Enjoying your new lifestyle to the Fullest
ISBN 0-7868-9055-x p. 207 Chapter
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