by Sbexon | Apr 9, 2024 | Career, Community, Finances, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement
It has been a year since I retired from my full time career and I think, after some hit and miss, that I’ve discovered a pace that fits well with my time and energy at the moment. How lucky am I to be able to say that? I realize the adjustment is far from easy for...
by Sbexon | Mar 12, 2024 | Author, Career, Community, History, Lifestyle, News, Nostalgia, Writing
Have you ever received a message completely out of the blue from a person you strain with all your might to recall, but for whom you apparently wielded a gigantic influence? I’ve had old friends look me up and some thank you notes from work colleagues over the years....
by Sbexon | Nov 29, 2023 | Career, Community, Lifestyle, Retirement, Writing
It really does take a village to accomplish things successfully – from raising healthy children (where the saying originally came from) to accomplishing your career goals to navigating retirement. The old proverb implies that the entire community should provide for...
by Sbexon | Oct 10, 2023 | Career, Lifestyle, Retirement
‘Laundry day at the volunteer hut on the kibbutz, while Terry Fox was changing the world.’ Like many, I feel deep admiration for Terry Fox and consider him a national treasure. Through the years, people have shared that he was an unmatched inspiration to...
by Sbexon | Sep 26, 2023 | Career, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
I admit to being a Sound of Music fanatic. I mean, there are worse things to be, but I realize this movie is one of those things that divides a population. You know the drill… there are two kinds of people in the world: those who love ketchup and those who...
by Sbexon | Sep 12, 2023 | Career, Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
I remember hearing once that retirement means you will never know 6:00 again. The idea was that the 6:00 morning alarm would never ring and 6:00 pm would drift by unnoticed because you’d be involved in something fun and all-consuming. Although I was kind of expecting...
