Retirement Talk for Boomers, Seniors, and Retirees

Reaching retirement age has it's benefits. Life experiences help shape our thinking. Political promises can appear transparent. Gun Control is a perfect example.

Dogs give us unconditional love. This can be an invaluable addition to life at the time of retirement. There can be problems, but having a dog can bring a whole new reason for living into our life. And it gets us outside.

We would all like to leave the world a better place. We like to think that our generation will correct mistakes made by our elders. Our children will inherit a better place. I was surprised by my conclusions.

Social isolation is a major problem in retirement. We can loose all emotional contact with people. Our dignity and sense of self worth can force us to retreat. What to do?

Enjoying retirement is a result of many factors. The most important being that death has not snatched us away earlier. If we escape it long enough, we may enjoy retirement and a good story.

"Freedom" is a word that is often used in conjunction with retirement. For some, this freedom is appreciated and liberating. Other retirees seem to drowned in it. They can't move. What makes for these apparently different results?

This age of technology isn't easy for some of us. It requires that we learn something new constantly. Of course, learning can be fun and the world in which we live can be very exciting. Best to keep up than die early.

Retirement is usually associated with growing older - and inevitable changes in our physical appearance. Our culture seems to worship youth. What are we retirees to do? Jackie Spinks shares some thoughts with us.

Love Trips refer to those trips we retired folks take to see our grandchildren, children, or parents. We usually fly. Is that method a transportation destined to end in light of global warming or climate change? This threat is very much a possibility.

Major worries seem to follow us all the days of our lives: war, pestilence, and famine. Is retirement a time when one might be allowed a few moments of escaping this human condition?

How does our concept of time change when we retire? Does it change? Roy Ingham talks of the way time has changed for him since retirement.

Retirement can give us time to do whatever we choose. Roy Ingham is 82 and is an inspiration to anyone who may choose to live a life as a true political activist.

A recent funeral I attended drew my attention to the need, or opportunity, to plan my own funeral. It is more of a case of what you might not want than what you want to have included.

Many of us always claim that we want to get something done but just never get it done. Could it be that we just need to establish priorities? We need to shut things out of our life and make room for what we really do desire.

Alarm clocks can be bashed when one retires. Life can be lived without alarms. One might also consider the onslaught of alarming news as well. Perhaps it is time to temper or tame it.

When a child dies, a difficult time faces the parent. This is true if the parent is young or retired. Dick Smith shares his experience of facing this time of tragedy at the age of 81.

Why do some of us devote so much of our time to being informed about news and weather? Is this good use of our retirement time? Why do we do this? What am I doing with the rest of my life?

Health and the practice of Tai Chi keep being touted in the press. Seeing the flowing beauty of actual Tai Chi can be memorable. Perhaps more memorable that loosing one's wallet.

Retirement is often accompanied by an impulse to be close to our children. The children, and/or the parents, find themselves considering the means to reunite the family. What's to be said for moving or staying put when sit comes to reuniting the family?

Sometimes it is better to let other's make the mistakes; listen to their stories and then move forward. Boomers and seniors have a lot to share with younger generations that might be very rewarding.

Retirement brings lots of new opportunities. The Home exchange network. You agree to trade the use of your residence for that of someone else's. The trade is cash free.

Maintaining human dignity is a life long issue. Identity theft is a daily challenge. Our health care system sometimes makes demands on our dignity and identity that is a concern for all.

How much does owning an RV cost? What is so good about it? What are major problems? What is life like in an RV?

Grandfathers should never argue with granddaughters. But, on the value of history a wide gap is developing between generations.

A life goal for some of us is to retire and change our life. . Many older workers are choosing to continue work and never quit or change direction. Here is an example.