Retirement Talk for Boomers, Seniors, and Retirees

"Now I become myself" is the title of a poem and is a phrase that can easily be applied to the retired. Poetry has a way of reaching into the heart. Perhaps we now have time to listen.

Retirement and heart attacks sometimes seem to go together. We just retire and then... Guest, Dennis McKinnon describes his experience of exuberant retirement, heart attack and road to recovery in this episode.

There are lots of theories on what keeps us healthy. Here are some ideas you might like. Then again, you might not. When it comes to your own health you really do have a choice.

There are lots of theories on what keeps us healthy. Here are some ideas you might like. Then again, you might not. When it comes to your own health you really do have a choice.

Conversation is basic to being human. Ever notice how everyone wants to talk and no one seems to want to listen. Both are required elements of conversation. What has happened? We need to take care with what we do with it.

What kind of retirement can we imagine. This seems to be a major factor in what we do with our retirement. It takes effort on our part. No parents, teachers or bosses are here to help - or hinder.

Surprise can be a good thing in retirement. Sometime life can become just too slow, if not boring. We might want to to allow for a little serendipity into our later years.

Retired people talk a lot about grandchildren. We hope to leave them more of an inheritance than global warming. How are we doing on that count? Where has reason gone?

Guilt can be a terrible thing. Life lessons teach us to do something worthwhile; "Get up and get busy". What happens when we decide to sit down and relax? Is it so bad to live in the moment. And actually enjoy the little things in life?

Feel guilty about retirement? Think you should be doing something worthwhile? Feeling patriotic? Here is a project that just might interest you: US Uncut.

Looking for something to do in retirement? Here is something you can do right from your easy chair. You can take part in this podcast program. It's open to all. Do you have a story?

Maintaining an exercise routine is necessary for good health. It isn't easy to do. Here is an example of bringing family members together who live thousands of miles apart into a daily exercise regime.

Will we have enough money to live out our life? Retired people all have to deal with this question. Seeing into the future is impossible. But we can make the best guess at what we may need. Some factors are under our control.

Will we have enough money to live out our life? Retired people all have to deal with this question. Seeing into the future is impossible. But we can make the best guess at what we may need. Some factors are under our control.

Will we have enough money to live out our life? Retired people all have to deal with this question. Seeing into the future is impossible. But we can make the best guess at what we may need. Some factors are under our control.

We all want to lead an interesting life. Retirement gives us a chance to learn about anything we want. Community colleges are a place we may want to investigate.

Positive thinking has its limits. To doubt it is not fashionable but is certainly reasonable. Think about all the problems you may have avoided with a little more consideration. You may have retired earlier.

Death is something we all face. Suffering at the end of life is something that can be endured or avoided. It is our choice - in some states. "You Don't Know Jack" deals with this topic in a very powerful way.

Retirement brings special challenges concerning friendship. The job is no longer there to provide an easy source for meeting new people and bringing us in daily contact with others. New sources must be explored.

We live in a busy world. There are so many distractions or choices. When our job ends we can be overwhelmed with overchoice. Some of us choose to just lay low and stay home. There must be a way?

"The unexamined life is not worth living". Eileen Allen is a living inspiration to all of us that hold Socrates beliefs. A recent visit with the author of "I Like Being Old" verifies her practice and beliefs.

Retiring calls for trying something new. We may be ready to learn something today that has escaped us in the past; learn a foreign language, garden, paint, write or fulfill a secret wish. We can fill in the gaps.

Political elections take special effort on the part of voters; both to participate and then to accept the results. What can we tell our children when they become discouraged?

It isn't much fun to have enough money to live well if everything around you is falling to pieces. We retired folks sure don't want the neighborhood to become a ghetto after we retire. Maybe we need to examine our attitude about paying taxes and what we get for them.

Many seem to fine that after spending a life time accumulating things they serve only as an anchor when we want to be free. Perhaps retirement is the perfect time to rid ourselves of more than just our jobs.