Retirement Talk for Boomers, Seniors, and Retirees

Road trips after retirement can sometimes lend insight into history, the present time, and one's own life. Dick Smith and his wife Linda Sutherland illustrate this beautifully in this story.

Considering retirement brings certain aspects of life and death into clear focus. It is important to come to grips with our own tenuous grip on life when considering retirement.

Now that you have decided to retire the decisions need to be made that will bring happiness into your life. What should those decisions be based upon?

On today's program I want to give you a couple of examples of the pursuit of happiness as I have experienced them. This is all in accordance with the Spinozian theory that was the topic our last program.

The importance of creating a happy environment for the family is the theme of Dick Smith's monologue. Retirement can offer time for special insights into this value.

Retirement can often times bring the choice of staying where you have been living for many years, or moving: relocating. Sometimes we are torn. We like it where we live, but - we are drawn by what we don't have; the old, "grass is always greener" trick.

Travel is high on the list of most recent retirees. "Road trip" is a favorite phrase. Hit the open road. "Wouldn't it be nice to just go out and turn the key and drive away from it all.

Developing a sense of place when moving to a new location can be a real challenge. Roy Ingham has moved twice since reaching age 65 and has made two such successful moves.