This is from my friend Natalie Hill. While many men in Tucson retire out to pasture on the golf course, their wives keep “working” pursuing their interests and passions. This is one of the things that make Tucson different from any other place I’ve ever lived – Tucson embraces female energy. In Tucson I’ve had the pleasure to get to know many “older women” who don’t believe in going out to pasture.
Why Retiring is Wrong
Thought that might catch your attention.
Of course, there are exceptions to everything and I’m not the black and white thinker my subject line implies.
So let me explain why I say retirement is wrong.
I disagree with the whole idea of retirement.
It’s bad for the mind.
Bad for the body.
Bad for the the planet.
Here’s why.
Here’s the kind of retirement I’m talking about.
The kind where people no longer do any sort of meaningful work that supports people or the planet.
The kind where bridge, golf and the upcoming cruise are the main events on the calendar.
This kind of retirement is saying to the mind and body – you’re not important or needed here any more.
Might as well shut down.
Turns out the body does better with daily exercise. No surprise there.
If you need some convincing of WHY you need to exercise after 50, read Younger Next Year, by Crowley and Lodge.
So I’ll leave the body out of it.
Let’s talk about the planet.
Retiring to the golf cart or the bridge table or the Princess Line is not what most of us think of when we think of making the world a better place.
And this is where we all come in.
You accumulate skill and wisdom and knowledge over the course of your life.
This is what I call your Brilliance.
And when you reach a Certain Age, that Brilliance is RIPE!
It’s juicy and mature.
Just think how much good we could do if, at the age people typically retire, they instead give the received from their bountiful life.
Can you imagine how much GOOD people in their 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s (and beyond) could do for the planet?
That’s 40 more years of giving!
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