When I went to the office every day for ‘work’, I usually felt a constant ‘time-stress’. Every activity was logged in my mind according to the amount of time it required. I had a mental balance sheet that ran continuously throughout the day and logged small things and bigger things — getting a cup of […]
Enjoying Retirement
Searching for 'it'
When speaking with a group of friends on the beach earlier this week, I was amazed at how often they expressed dissatisfaction with their perception of life situations, life events, or the quality/standard of their lives. One man was frustrated with his work and, although it was early on Sunday afternoon, he was already dreading […]
Summertime
“Summertime and the living is easy” is the first line of a well-loved Gershwin song. Making a choice to retire just as a Southern Ontario summer begins was fortuitous as this season offers unlimited delights for postworksavvy. During the past five days I have savoured freshly picked raspberries, celebrated both Canada Day and Independence Day […]
Discovering inner resources
Discovery of inner resources for the integration of mind and spirit through the exploration of public places