Healthy, independent retirees find time to enjoy a whole new life
[2 January 2004 - Washington Post in the Arizona Republic] You're restless. Not so young, but restless. What are you going to do with the rest of your life? You don't look old, don't feel old. But the kids are grown. The house is quiet. And at work? Talk of downsizing, takeovers, the R-word - retirement - and then, what? You can expect to live, and live well, for another three or four decades - an entire life span in centuries past. Instead of winding down, you have to gear up. Instead of sitting back in a rocking chair, you have to find new purpose - new work, new relationships. Longevity's imperative is regeneration. But how do you master the art of reinvention? ...