Over the past few weeks I realized my life had changed without my recognizing it. Also, in a new way, and at a new depth, that my continuing Quest for Contentment requires me to once again let go of, and move on from, what once satisfied me and offered contentment, but no longer does. Relatedly,[…]
I am at another crossroads. Perhaps you can relate. I have just celebrated another birthday—my 75th I have just returned from vacation—before I was ready Fall has arrived—and I haven’t completed summer I am preparing for a new workshop series with new ideas I am feeling a call to take a different path from the[…]
Midlife and retirement are two natural but different crossroads, typically, but not always, related. While I basically knew this prior to the 16-month research I did for the writing of my forthcoming book Quest for Contentment, I discovered new elements of it, and at greater depth. It was affirmed, again, for example, that the quality[…]
Let’s Take a Minute to talk about retirement as a major life change. One that need not be as challenging as it so often is. The transition to retirement is one of the major stressors of life. Thus, it is a major contributor to rising world-wide rates of anxiety and depression. Mostly because few prepare[…]
I am thrilled to talk about our upcoming retreat and workshop season because I really enjoy talking with people on the same 2nd half of life journey as me. Although talking to real people is my primary passion, I spent the past 16 months squirrelled away writing a book about the practical application of things[…]
Like so many others, the first thing I learned about retirement, both as an event and an evolving new life style, is that it is not what I expected. This surprise evolved into a significant challenge widely shared across all walks of life, irrespective of socio-economic status, educational attainment, or career choice. Moreover, research and[…]
Research demonstrates that one-third of retirees suffer psycho-emotional stress as they disengage from their career identity and struggle to establish and adjust to a new normal in retirement. Adding to the challenges of adjusting to retirement is the fact that effective transitions typically take more time, psycho-emotional-spiritual energy, and commitment than people generally perceive. Especially[…]
Our April 2 Wisdom Circle retreat was fantastic. Ten people, aged 54 – 74, male and female, gathered at St. Brigid’s Villa, at the Ignatius Retreat Centre. One of the participants said: “Today has given me a sense of a whole new world widening for me in retirement. Aging is hard work with no return.[…]
April 2, 2016 9:30 am – 4 pm Ignatius Retreat Centre Guelph Rethink your midlife expectations at this Interactive Retreat April 2, 2016. We will explore the view of midlife and beyond that others have experienced as their most meaningful and rewarding time of life. Through presentation and group discussions discover a way to[…]
Is your self talk limiting your growth? Explore how your life stories impact and shape your experience of life at our Oct. 24 retreat in Guelph Ontario. Check out consciousaging.ca to register for the morning event that will encourage participants to discover how we acquire self-talk, and how to change it to enrich our second half of life.