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Amy L Bernstein's avatar

So true--every word! I think we should be proud of our ability to create an almost over-full post-career career propelled by personal will and ingenuity. I'm pleased to find myself nearly over-extended, as I asked for it, didn't I? And nobody else made it happen for me.

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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN's avatar

Friends have told me that their friends dreamed about golfing all day every day. After two weeks all they had to say about golfing is that, while boring, it did kill lots of time. So is retirement about killing time, I ask? And I answer, sometimes. So what am I doing with retirement in a new community with my grands close by but a million miles from deep connections made in a community over 35+ years? Well, I'm staying closer, by phone, with family; trying to make new friends; and accepting that I'll never make old friends again. Much to my surprise, I discovered that reconnecting with people from my long ago past is rewarding. A friend from my days in elementary school. My date to the junior prom in high school, who I forgot, but was reminded!, she was my date. Numerous friends from college. That's all the farther I've gotten thus far. I'm glad I made the effort and am grateful for the old, new connections. . . .

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