Retirement as a Journey: Who wants to just sit around anyway?
[August 2003 - Darwin Magazine] IT'S TIME FOR people in business to rethink their retirement plans, with the concept of inactive retirement basically going away. ... No matter what stage of their career business people are in, it is time to assess that ultimate, down-the-road decision.
ageing as exile?
This blog explores the intersection of aging, creativity, purpose, transition, learning and well-being. It is edited by Steve Dahlberg.
"Exile is the cradle of nationality," according to Michael Higgins, Ireland's former minister of arts, culture and the Gaeltacht. We should "presuppose a sort of dialogue among exiles" who are together in a new place. Viewing ageing as "exile" offers a new (and positive) perspective about exile and ageing - one that can lead to older people better understanding their common "nationality" of what it means to be fully human - to be part of a greater whole.
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