Retirement.
When I seriously started thinking about retiring in mid 2017, before making the jump in March 2019, I read heaps of books, articles and posts. A fun but surprising deep analysis of the joys and pitfalls of retirement is How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free, by Ernie J. Zelinski. Ernie offers inspirational advice on how to enjoy retirement to its fullest. The key to achieving an active and satisfying retirement involves much more than money.
“A meaningful retirement requires sufficient funds to live on and sufficient things to live for!”
Here is some of the wisdom I harvested from the writings of Ernie and others.
The thought of retirement should put a permanent smile on your face. Otherwise don’t do it unless you have no choice.
There is no right time to retire but you should not put it off any longer than you want to.
It takes courage to retire, particularly if you don’t have to and also if you have a high paying job.
The luxury to do things at your own pace should be celebrated and not ignored.
The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure.
A meaningful retirement requires sufficient funds to live on and sufficient things to live for!
You can work, play and sleep. Improve your mind. Improve your health. There are no other options.
Self learning is our route to happiness.
Something is boring me. I think it is me! said Dylan Thomas. The key to conquering boredom in retirement is taking full ownership of it.
If you don’t take care of your body, where do you intend to live?
Not only is exercise required but vigorous exercise is key.
Oh such woe is me. Bye bye my little blue UN passport. “No one compares to you, but there is no you any more except in my dreams tonight” Lana Del Re
1 March 2019
