Passion Retirement
“I refuse to be old,
I don’t mind aging, but I will never be old.”- Dwan Smith-Fortier
Most people do not live very long after they retire. Unless they have a physical goal and a mental
goal, they wither and die. This is
because their social network typically consists of co-workers and their mental
stretches are only due to the type of work that they perform.
Recently while reading Oct 29th 2013 USA Today I
came across a story about a different type of colonies that let seniors color
outside lines. It was built on the idea
of people there becoming involved in different types of art and creativity
projects. Some got involved in acting course, photography, some in painting courses, zumba, etc.
About a year ago I read a book about thriving in
retirement. It seems that people that do
well in retirement, according to the book, are people who go back to their
passions before life got in the way and exploring them. This community idea seems like a perfect
match for that passion pursuit.
The idea of having a retirement community built around a
particular passion is wonderful. I
believe it will extend most people’s lives because it will give them a reason
to get up in the morning. This is one of
the four requirements to living to an age of 100.
Today’s question is:
“If you were to
retire today, what type of community would help fulfill your passion?”
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