A Visit to Awe Inspiring Crater Lake
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Interactions with the Recently Retired
Confessions of The Recently Retired
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Positively Perfect Pizza
Positively Perfect Pizza when feeling culinarily adventurous…
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UNEXPECTED JOYS
Post retirement, I exited my comfort zone and enrolled in a photography class. Through the lens of a camera, I could see, be, and find joy in the tiniest moment.
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The Oregon Coast: Surprising a Photographer Friend
But none of that prepared either her or me for her response to actually seeing Oregon’s coast for the first time. She was quite literally breathless each time she saw a new-to-her section of the coast, saying ‘this is so beautiful that I can’t breathe’.
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I am INSPIRED – not Retired
Retired has been described as old, broken down, obsolete, secluded, put out to pasture, defunct. Yet, I feel renewed, engaged and vital.
Therefore, I have no choice but to challenge conventional wisdom and urban legend and propose a new title to replace a worn out and misdirected word.
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Waffles on Tuesday–Thoughts from the recently retired
Retirement was a distant fantasy for decades, something I wouldn’t allow myself to think about. It was too far away to let myself start dreaming about it, lest I lose the will to continue the daily grind. Now, suddenly, it’s here. These first six weeks of retirement have revealed reflections and realizations I could not…
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