The first thing to be successful in filling retirement time is people recognize is that leisure time in retirement does not mean inactivity. Leisure is not idleness, although some time is set aside for total relaxation and meditation. Leisure, in a practical sense, is being able to choose among a variety of pleasures, such as those enjoyable exciting activities. (more…)

What is play? Believe it or not, baby boomers have forgotten how to play. Learning how to play again is an important part of building a meaningful retirement.

For people who came of age during the summer of love and are referred to as the ‘me’ generation, it’s hard to admit they’ve forgotten how to play and enjoying retirement leisure activities and hobbies.

Somewhere after college keggers and the quest to stay young, (more…)

Life shifts after we retired. This is the time for someone to be free from necessities to go working for living, raising family, and some activities that we dislike to do. But this is can be also a time of boredom, uselessness, and slowing your life’s pace. Either way, the way we feel or behave after we retire is much more depend on what retirement activities and hobbies we want to do on that particular time. (more…)