Leaving The Structure Behind in Retirement
Our Sense of Identity
We may not realize the impact of the psychological changes that we will face when moving into retirement.
We may experience
- loss of strong friendships with work colleagues,
- moving from a high paced job or one of great authority,
- learning how to co-habit with both spouses at home or one spouse retired, and the other spouse stills work,
- a sense of loss of purpose
- a realization our job was the main source of our identity (especially an issue for men).
- a sense of now what?
The focus of Mindful Retirement is on the early stages of transitioning from work life to establishing the retirement you want to have.
I ask people when you die how do you want to describe this last season of your life. Would it be it was a time of beauty and grace, or I discovered me, or as one person told me, I do not want to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting “holy sh… what a ride!”[1]
What life do you want to live? The choice is yours.
Hello and welcome to Mindful Retirement
[1] Person adapted from Hunter S. Thompson quote