Comments on: Retirement Transitions – An Initial List http://butwhatnow.com/retirement-transitions-an-initial-list/ For Every Ending There Is A New Beginning Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:10:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cassie http://butwhatnow.com/retirement-transitions-an-initial-list/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Cassie Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:04:00 +0000 http://butwhatnow.com/34/retirement-transitions-an-initial-list/#comment-9 When I retired the first time, I took a whole year off to have time to re-discover who I am and what I wanted to do next. It was the best thing I could have done. Thanks for reminding people to take time to be rather than just to do. When I retired the first time, I took a whole year off to have time to re-discover who I am and what I wanted to do next. It was the best thing I could have done.

Thanks for reminding people to take time to be rather than just to do.

]]> By: Cheryl http://butwhatnow.com/retirement-transitions-an-initial-list/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Cheryl Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:49:15 +0000 http://butwhatnow.com/34/retirement-transitions-an-initial-list/#comment-6 Congratulations, you're so close! And good for you not succumbing to the pressure of others to just do. Congratulations, you’re so close! And good for you not succumbing to the pressure of others to just do.

]]> By: Sydney http://butwhatnow.com/retirement-transitions-an-initial-list/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Sydney Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:45:00 +0000 http://butwhatnow.com/34/retirement-transitions-an-initial-list/#comment-5 Like you, I am on my final countdown to retirement (although mine is only 7 weeks away now, yay!) I loved your item number 2--giving yourself time just to "be." Well said! People ask me what will you DOOOO with all your time? While I have zillions of ideas of what I would like to fill my time with, I couldn't possibly fill all those ideas into the limited space of 24 hours a day. So, first, I want to start out just being, as you say, and seeing where it leads me. I'll get to all those zillions of activities in time, I've got the rest of my retirement years. Why hurry to get these things done? That's what we do in our jobs. The job of retirement should be at our OWN pace and allow our true passions to rise to the surface. Thanks for your post! RetiredSyd Like you, I am on my final countdown to retirement (although mine is only 7 weeks away now, yay!)

I loved your item number 2–giving yourself time just to “be.” Well said! People ask me what will you DOOOO with all your time? While I have zillions of ideas of what I would like to fill my time with, I couldn’t possibly fill all those ideas into the limited space of 24 hours a day. So, first, I want to start out just being, as you say, and seeing where it leads me.

I’ll get to all those zillions of activities in time, I’ve got the rest of my retirement years. Why hurry to get these things done? That’s what we do in our jobs. The job of retirement should be at our OWN pace and allow our true passions to rise to the surface.

Thanks for your post!

RetiredSyd

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