From Today’s Journal – Embracing the Encore Years

In retirement, I’m increasingly astonished by life’s ordinary pleasures – warm coffee on a cold morning, the heft of a good book, the curve of my guitar. Even though I no longer enjoy the challenges, fellowship, and rewards of a formal job, each moment well and fully met arrives as a gift. At evening, tasks…

January 19, 2024

Worlds that Come to Balance – The Role of Purpose

What is the role of purpose in a meaningful life? For me, the question has been top of mind since retiring this summer. In a number of books and articles, David Brooks argues that those of us entering our encore years unencumbered by responsibilities that dominated our earlier lives have a singular opportunity (and perhaps…

January 17, 2024

Blogging, Writing, Living

January marks a new year and the slow march toward longer days. Thus far in Western Montana the winter has been mild. It has been a season for walking. But that is about to change. Not being particularly fond of skis, snowshoes, or snowmobiles, I think of this pivot from bracing to punishing weather as…

January 10, 2024

Kearns Encore Years (KEY):

Beyond retirement – imagining the meaning, purpose, and possibilities.

From Today’s Journal – Embracing the Encore Years

January 19, 2024

You’ve crossed a finish line you probably couldn’t see when you began your working life. What now?
Worlds that Come to Balance – The Role of Purpose

January 17, 2024

You’ve crossed a finish line you probably couldn’t see when you began your working life. What now?
Blogging, Writing, Living

January 10, 2024

You’ve crossed a finish line you probably couldn’t see when you began your working life. What now?
Thought-Figures – Seneca’s Path

December 4, 2023

You’ve crossed a finish line you probably couldn’t see when you began your working life. What now?
Discovering the Encore Years

December 1, 2023

You’ve crossed a finish line you probably couldn’t see when you began your working life. What now?
No Other Work

December 1, 2023

You’ve crossed a finish line you probably couldn’t see when you began your working life. What now?
Hello World!

December 1, 2023

You’ve crossed a finish line you probably couldn’t see when you began your working life. What now?

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