Retirement Talk for Boomers, Seniors, and Retirees
Retirement Talk is an audio podcast intended to help people who are retired, or considering retirement, to examine their own lives. We will consider retirement in all its facets - not just financial. We want to examine our own lives and those of others, who seem to have looked closely, made choices, and are pretty happy with the consequences We want to encourage thought and action.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 833
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2025
333 The Pleasure of Food
Retirement gives us time to - fill in the blank. Food is one of the words that work well. We may want to grow it, cook it or just eat it. Does it give us pleasure? Is it worth the effort?
00:07:11 |
Sun 16 Jun 2013
332 Assist or Enable
We want to help but we don't want to enable. Life challenges continually present themselves to our children and grandchildren. We have to be careful with our words and actions.
00:06:23 |
Sun 09 Jun 2013
331 E-cigarettes
Sometimes the world feels like it is getting away from us. We find ourselves not knowing just exactly what people are referring to. Not even the words are known. What to do?
00:05:39 |
Sun 02 Jun 2013
330 The Pause
Do we take time enough to consider what we actually experience? Do we pause to consider what we are doing with our life? Perhaps we need to take a bit of time to let our life experiences gain meaning…
00:07:00 |
Sun 26 May 2013
329 Graduation
Just as retirement signifies a step into another phase of life so does high school graduation. Grandchildren bring this past experience back to life to those of us who experience it. This role of bei…
00:06:25 |
Sun 19 May 2013
328 Irresponsiblity
Some folks on retirement like to do something reckless, wild, or irresponsible. There is a lot to be said for this attitude. It is something many of us would never consider. Maybe we should. Then aga…
00:06:53 |
Mon 13 May 2013
327 Staying Focused
We live in a demanding and seductive world. There is competition for our time and energy. Staying focused is not easy. It takes eternal vigilance.
00:05:36 |
Sun 05 May 2013
326 Energy?
Retirement and getting older can mean we run low on energy sometimes. Then again it may be some other reason for a lack of energy. We shouldn't be to quick to ascribe low energy to aging.
00:05:54 |
Sun 28 Apr 2013
325 Connections
Social lives can become narrow when we leave our jobs. We may have to reach out into new areas for contact. But retirement offers us an opportunity to reach back into our past and touch former friend…
00:06:24 |
Sun 21 Apr 2013
324 Explore
At sometime in life everyone dreams of exploring, discovering and going to exotic places. As we grow older we realize that sometimes we don't have to go far. New vistas may be just outside our door.
00:06:59 |
Sun 14 Apr 2013
323 More to Life than Money
Retirement brings a host of issues to mind. Money is only one. What we do with the rest of our life has more to do with values: values that are beyond money.
00:06:54 |
Sun 07 Apr 2013
322 Quick and Painless Death
Do doctors know something the rest of us might wish we did when it comes to dying? A recent report would seem to indicate they do. A quick and painless death might get derailed by good intentions.
00:07:49 |
Sun 31 Mar 2013
321 The Family Story
Possessing a sense of who we are is important. We need to know what ties our family together. It gives us a sense of identity, esteem and self control. Our story shared across generations has special…
00:09:17 |
Sun 24 Mar 2013
320(081) Birds
Retirement and birds: how do they fit together? When four birds were killed by flying into my windows glass during breakfast, it got me thinking. Retirement may be a great time to speak up on behalf …
00:07:17 |
Sun 17 Mar 2013
319 Would've, Could've, Should've
It is easy to fall into the habit of uttering the cliche, "would've, could've, should've". Where does that lead? Retirement gives us an opportunity to do what we really want. The old cliche should be…
00:06:05 |
Sat 09 Mar 2013
318 Stuck
Sometimes we just can't make a move. We just don't know which way to turn. What to do? When this paralysis hits we may need a bit of help - or special resolve.
00:06:49 |
Sun 03 Mar 2013
317 Family Day
Family Day is a new National Holiday in Canada. I was there for that occasion. Perhaps many of us could use a little prompting and encouragement when it comes to family relationships.
00:05:08 |
Sun 24 Feb 2013
316 Reading for Pleasure
Reading and retirement seem like a perfect match, like wine and cheese. We have time to read for shear joy. Can there be anything more pleasurable? Perhaps. But it is hard to beat.
00:07:24 |
Sun 17 Feb 2013
315 Regrets
Regrets can ruin a day for anyone at any time. They can certainly ruin retirement. Regrets can turn a retirement into a purgatory of inaction? Is there anything we can do about it?
00:07:25 |
Sun 10 Feb 2013
314 Limitations
Limits are with us all of our lives. Retirement and getting older only bring different ones our way. How can we adapt to these new parameters? We will have to adjust. This may a good time to become i…
00:07:06 |
Sun 03 Feb 2013
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