Retirement: You are NOT losing an Identity, but gaining an Opportunity
Not too long ago I wrote about one of the challenges of getting older: Who am I now that I don’t have a business card? I described the loss inherent in giving up a life -long career and talked about exploring values, interests and meaning in order to find a new place in this unchartered territory. As I return to this issue, I am now more intrigued by the idea of continuity of identity rather than loss. Recently, motivated by the new year, I decided to take a step back and thi
New Year's Resolutions as I Age: Food for Thought
Another opportunity to change! How is it that with the new year we imagine all the ways we will be different NEXT year? We could make that decision to change on March 1 or May 15. The possibility is always there, and yet, with the turn of the page of the calendar, the new year just feels like the right time to make that personal change that has been nagging at us for months. It’s also the time of the year for reading articles on how to keep the new year’s resolutions and why
