Post #41 The After-65 Years; Early Thoughts

At most waking times, there are a flower garden of subjects running through my head (the average female experience, apparently). Then I pick one of those thought flowers to examine next.

Lately: musings about curating the rest of my life (the after-65 yrs). I’d prefer to develop a path with more chance of delights along the way. & Prefer to lighten such a heavy sounding subject as “the rest of my life”.

I am not a professional: retirement planner nor a life planner/coach. I am happy to share some thoughts on the subject. Am hopeful that my ideas may springboard your own research & thoughts, which are Very necessary (life planning being a very personal journey). A few of my early thoughts:

It has taken me years to slow down from the “busy-ness” pace of modern life & some workplaces. Now arriving for a more thoughtful examination of what I really want in my life going forward. Conversely, I may be ready/able/happy to let go of or actively push away unwanted things. Minimalism has actually been a personal goal on my mind for quite a few years.

I have long believed that the proliferation of “busy-ness” tasks can so easily distract and/or delay us from the self-actualization which may come into better focus in the post-60 (65… 70…) years of life. Of course, life planning & self-actualization do not need to be tied to any particular age.

Deciding how to craft the whole rest of a life can feel daunting or even oppressive. I prefer to think in terms of periodically evaluating & tweaking a succession of shorter plans along the way. Or planning in stages (a 3 year plan; a 5 year plan…). I prefer if more decisions can remain flexible (with more options remaining open). Then the planning process beckons to me a little.

That’s more welcoming to me than thinking I must: write a concrete plan in stone now for (potentially) decades to come. “No thanks” to that. So that’s me; your own planning process may be quite different & just as good, for you. I certainly wish you success in your own life planning.

I may find myself musing here (in this blog category) on some of the decisions to be made. “Onward & Upward”…