“You taught me to be nice, so nice, that I am now full of niceness; I have no sense of right and wrong, no outrage, no passion.” Garrison Keillor During the 3-hour drive home from the cottage last weekend I listened to an interview with James Hollis, a Jungian analyst discussing one of his books […]
Month: October 2011
Achieving Good Karma in Retirement
‘Our deeds determine us as much as we determine our deeds’ quote from George Eliot With retirement comes the time to look back at various life events and experiences and to reflect on whether we have lived good lives. If one has lived a good life filled with generous actions, respect, hard work, kindness and […]
Retirement freedom — Moving beyond 'obligation'
Since retiring I am free to set my own schedule. Obligations on the work front are distant memories. Most current ‘obligations’ fit into a category of ‘optional’. However, moving into a head space where I no longer feel that it is necessary to agree to requests has been more of a retirement challenge than anticipated. […]
