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There is a presumption that life, after the cessation of your career, gets easier. I suppose, it’s true in certain ways. The responsibilities of leadership, competition, earning, running a business or practice, or being at the forefront of your specialty change. They go away! Poof!…

I limit my time on social media. I happen to favor Instagram for the music videos, history and science posts, and clips of comedians I find funny. Occasionally, I trip across something that hits me right between the eyes:

This summer was a story of ups and downs. It was filled with the glory of wonderful time with family, the excitement of travel, and quiet time in a lovely locale. It was also filled with an exhausting upper respiratory illness, interrupted physical training, mental…

This summer, I devoted some time to assessing my life.  Several times a year, I do the Wheel of Life in Retirement (as shown in How to Craft Your Chapter X). It assesses a wide array of categories that make up life, including Health &…

Way back in 1999, the movie The Matrix hit the big screen. It was reality-shifting in its scope and storytelling. There were so many memorable quotes that I could spend the rest of the day repeating them. One that remains fixed in my mind came…

One of the stops on our vacation was a day in Nafplion, Greece. While Wendy scoured the stores for small gifts for our grandchildren or some piece of clothing that she fancied, I meandered into an art gallery. The walls were covered with paintings, sculptures,…

Another stop on our trip was Rhodes, Greece. It was a wonderful place to walk, soak in the history, and experience Turkish coffee at Mevlana (established in the 14th century). As we toured around, our guide pointed out that the city was laid out like…

Yeah, I know. Seedless watermelons are the big thing. Science has figured out how to deliver these juicy globes of deliciousness into our hands without the bother of those pesky black seeds. I say, "BOOOOOOOO!" I remember summer days sitting on our front steps, spitting…