What is a meaningful life?
A meaningful life can be defined as a life that has a sense of purpose, fulfilment, and significance. It is a life that is lived according to one’s values, passions, and beliefs, and one that contributes to the well-being of oneself and others. What makes life meaningful can vary from person to person, but some common […]
Introducing our wood
The Valuable Time of Maturity
With age, comes, for me, a greater interest in and appreciation of poetry. I hope you enjoy reflecting on this by Mario de Andrade I counted my years and realized that I have less time to live by, than I have lived so far. I have more past than future. I feel like that boy […]
Spring
A poem by Mary Oliver Somewherea black bearhas just risen from sleepand is staring down the mountain.All nightin the brisk and shallow restlessnessof early spring I think of her,her four black fistsflicking the gravel,her tongue like a red firetouching the grass,the cold water.There is only one question: how to love this world.I think of herrisinglike […]
A long life?
Would you like to know how long you have to live? When are you going to die? As I researched for my book – Rethink Retirement – I followed a link to access The Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator. Let me talk you through my experience and you some reflective questions. Hi, it’s Dr. […]
From the wood: A pesky squirrel
The squirrels have been eating the bird food. We have now bought squirrel proof feeders, but they still try
The New Retirement Mindscape
I love collecting articles, I have hundreds related to retirement / post 60 living and as I work on my next book, I’m reviewing them all. It’s fascinating, so many publications that have some influence on my thinking. Many are academic, others aimed at the interested reader. One is from Ameriprise Financial and compares results […]
Wild life from the wood – Hares
I love hares – I start with two playing together and they come up close to the camera. I have also spliced a number of clips together
Being busy – rest, relax, recharge
Rest – Relax – Recharge? Do you find it easy to take a time out? To take time just to be? What works for you?
Changing Career in later life
In both good times and challenging times, such as the current time of uncertainty, those of us in our prime are looking for new jobs. Sometimes this is foisted upon us due to redundancy, for others we just don’t want to spend another day in a job we can’t stand so we may think about […]