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We are continuing our new series entitled "Finding Success in Retirement." If you take the next couple of months to follow our three recommendations plus this month's assignment, you may be ready to start down a new path in your retired life. We will be taking the months of July and August off this year in order to complete individual projects we have been working on. Hopefully, we will be ready to share these with you in September. Have a wonderful summer! Have lots of rest, relaxation, and fun! Enjoy your loved ones!! Happy June, Gail and Ed
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Find Success in Retirement
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Last month we talked about finding success in retirement, and I suggested three things to do in order to find that success:
1. Start keeping a journal.
2. Take control of your thoughts and your attitude.
3. Meditate on the good things currently in your life.
Today I want to take a little detour.
Does success feel the same in retirement as it did when you were employed? If so, how is it measured? At class reunions it could be outwardly measured by who has the biggest house, biggest pension, most toys, etc. Are those things as important when you reach retirement age?
One nice thing about getting older is that for most of us, our values change--not internal values such as compassion, ethics, integrity, etc, but external values: approval, appearance, travel, pleasure, etc.
What was important to you in your 40's or 50's may not be that important now. Is it important that you have beautiful china and sterling silver? Probably not. Is it important that you have good health? Obviously, yes! Friends? Obviously yes! Family? A definite yes!
One question to ask is, "What means the most to you now?" The answers probably include what is listed above and add to that your pets. Today as we watched our almost 20 year old cat falter and stumble, we hurt, knowing he will not be with us much longer. The love of living things is what I believe most people value.
A cat, a dog, a pet of any kind certainly does not equal the value of a family member or friend, but they do represent what we most value in our relationships. They are loyal. They love unconditionally. They are totally accepting and totally nonjudgmental. Their love of us is an example of one kind of success!
Unfortunately, sometimes success hurts!
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"Putting on the Ritz" in Moscow
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If you want a happy moment watch this!!
Try not to smile as you watch this. ..........Betcha can't do it!
What a crazy, delightful ever changing world! Who could have thought that in 2012 young people in Moscow would put on a "flash mob" happening, dancing to an 83 year old American song, written by an American.
(Irving Berlin)
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The Next Step in Finding Your Success in Retirement
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The discovery process to locate your passion and then fulfill it is a three-step process. Starting backwards, the third step will involve input from other people, which will be explained later.
The second step will involve your completing a detailed self-inventory, and the first step in our wuest is to jump ahead quite a few years and
attempt to determine how you would like to be remembered at the end of your life. This is important. You know yourself. What about you would you like others to recognize and remember? To find this answer, think of what you would
like to hear if you could eavesdrop on your own memorial service.
Scenario
You are 105 and are still alive. Because of your advanced age, your family has scheduled today to celebrate your life through a memorial service. Here you have the opportunity to listen in as your family and friends eulogize you.
The remarkable aspect of this service is that people from your past, dead or alive, are also in attendance. Think of the people who mean a great deal to you in life. Think of people from your past whom you have admired. Think of everyone you can that you would like to hear say good things about you.
By the way, you can only hear positive conversation. All negatives will be
blocked from your ears. We all have heard enough negatives about ourselves
over the years to last two lifetimes.
At your advanced age, you are fortunate to have a special tuning-out device which allows only the good things to filter through to your ears.
On blank piece of paper, list the people you would like to hear from, then
write down what they are saying. Write the key words they have chosen to
use to describe you and your life. Be aware how many are saying the same
types of things about you.Speakers:
Family Members:
Friends:
Colleagues:
Others:
ANALYSIS:
* List the comments that were made by more than one person.
* List the recurring words that were used to describe you.
* What did you learn about yourself as a result of listening?
* Were there any surprises about what you wrote?
WHAT THEME APPEARS?
List the key words you heard about yourself
(This actually works if you "play" along. You will be pleasantly surprised at what you write!)
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| QUOTE OF THE MONTH Article Headline |
Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous.
When I was sixty-five, I still had pimples.
- George Burns
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- "All In The Family" premieres on TV
- The price of a 1st class stamp goes up to .08 cents
- The state of Washington becomes the first state to ban sex discrimination
- Cigarette ads are banned from TV
- Voting age is lowered from 21 to 18
- "The Ed Sullivan Show" airs for the last time
- N.Y. Football Giants move from the Bronx to N.J.
- The last issue of "Look" magazine is published
- John List of Westfield, N.J. kills his entire family and moves to Colorado
- Disneyworld opens in Orlando, Fla.
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TAKE A BREAK AND LAUGH ABOUT IT.....
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Enjoy comedian Steven Wright's unique view of the world:
- I'd kill for a Nobel Peace prize
- If you need money, borrow from pessimists.....they don't expect to get it back
- All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand
- The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese
- O.K , so what's the speed of dark
- Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm
- Hard work pays off in the long run, but laziness pays off now
- Why do psychics have to ask you for your name
- If at first you don't succeed, destroy the evidence that you tried
- A conclusion is where you get tired of thinking
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The answer to "Can You Name the Year" is 1971
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