One of the biggest factors shaping a long and vibrant retirement is health. Living into your 90s is becoming common, but living well, with energy, mobility, and mental sharpness, requires intentional care. Health in retirement isn’t just about avoiding illness. It’s about maintaining strength, flexibility, and resilience so you can enjoy the activities and connections […]
Think about the retirement your grandparents had, or even your parents. For many, it meant stopping work at 65, collecting a stable pension, and settling into a quieter life. Fast forward to today: the financial landscape is more complex, health care systems are strained, families are more geographically scattered, and the social contract around aging […]
Happy Birthday Wishing you an amazing birthday all the way from here to Australia! I hope your special day is filled with fresh powder, crisp mountain air. May this ski season bring you cozy firesides, and unforgettable memories. Enjoy every moment out there, and know that we’re sending you lots of love, hugs, and birthday […]
One of the biggest surprises in retirement isn’t the extra time it’s the long, stretch without a regular income. If retirement now spans 25 to 30 years for many of us, that’s an entire second adulthood without a paycheque. And yet, many people still plan as if retirement will last a decade or less. This […]
For most of the 20th century, retirement was framed as a wind-down, the final stage of life. It was often seen as a time to rest after the hard work of adulthood. But with lifespans stretching into the 90s and beyond, that framing no longer fits. Instead, retirement today can be a powerful new beginning. […]
In the past, life expectancy shaped everything about how we viewed aging. Retirement was often imagined as a short, restful reward after decades of work. A gold watch, a few trips, some time in the garden, and then a quiet fade into old age. But today, that picture is out of date. Many people retiring […]
I recently realized that I have been retired for almost 20 years. I retired at 60 and am now approaching my 80th year. I plan to be around for at least another few years. I am not in the minority. In modern society, people are still acting like life wraps up at 60 or 70 […]
This I have learned over the years; a central “Principle of Awareness” within the human experience is this quiet truth: you will never have all you want. Not because you’re ungrateful or lacking, but because you are designed for expansion. You dream beyond the horizon. As one longing is fulfilled, another forms, sometimes before you’ve […]
In a world that often prizes careful analysis, strategic planning, and long-term forecasting, we sometimes undervalue our hunches, those quiet nudges, inner whispers, and gut feelings that seem to rise up out of nowhere. As seniors we need to value our hunches and act on them. But here’s the truth: hunches, instincts, and intuition are […]
Dreams are boundless. I often sit under the stars and imagine soaring through them. At one point I dreamed of changing the world, of writing a masterpiece, of building something timeless, of making a difference. Our capacity to dream is truly infinite, it is, in many ways, the most divine thing about us. But dreams […]
