You can have an active retirement life, especially if you are in good health. Don’t let a lack of money or friends stop you from having and being all that you can during this time. If you do have health problems, you can still have an active retirement life, perhaps not as active, but active still.
If you are in good health, the best thing you can do with your retirement is to give to others. You need to give to yourself by taking the time to do the things you haven’t been able to do yet, but almost everyone can find a little time to volunteer. While there are so many wonderful volunteer opportunities, if you are at retirement age, you would make a great volunteer at a Senior Citizen’s Center.
You know or are getting to know the issues seniors face and you could be a great help to other seniors. Just think of the impact you could make on someone’s life by teaching her to use email so she could stay in touch with her children and grandchildren. Some senior citizen’s centers have computers but don’t have the staff to give lessons, so unless the person already knows how to use the computer, that wouldn’t help her.
What if you don’t know how to use a computer? You can learn in one day how to compose and send email and then you can become an expert for your peers. Either way, it’s a great way to have an active retirement life. You may learn a new skill yourself, or at the very least, teach a new skill to someone else.
Just as important as volunteering though, is what you do for yourself. Make this your time. Do something you’ve always wanted to do but didn’t have the time before No matter what, take time for you.
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