The question that quietly follows us into our senior years.

hearlady said:
That's because I still tell myself he's coming back. It's all a dream like on Dallas and Bob Newhart. 😔
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Well. He’s not coming back but one day in the distant future you will be going to him.

About a year after I looked up at the sky and screamed “If you’re there give me a sign!” I walked half a block and found matches from our local grocery store. He used those matches. I used a lighter. One curious thing. We lived in NH. Son and I moved to Long Island NY.
WHERE DID THE MATCHES COME FROM?
Did he answer my question?
 
Pepper said:
Well. He’s not coming back but one day in the distant future you will be going to him.

About a year after I looked up at the sky and screamed “If you’re there give me a sign!” I walked half a block and found matches from our local grocery store. He used those matches. I used a lighter. One curious thing. We lived in NH. Son and I moved to Long Island NY.
WHERE DID THE MATCHES COME FROM?
Did he answer my question?
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YES!
 
Warrigal said:
I think the next five years of my life will be very rewarding and if I am granted more, I will be a very lucky woman indeed.
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Sliverfox said:
Now family is grown & we are tried........ waiting for the grim ripper.
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Is he the same one who prowled the streets of Whitechapel in the year 1888...?

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I don't want to live to 100. I'm not sure I want to live to 90.

But, no matter how long I DO live, I'd like it to be meaningful and memorable.

When I die, I don't want people to say, "Jeez, I thought she died YEARS ago!" I want them to say, "Holy Toledo, I thought she'd NEVER die!" but not because they were glad I finally kicked the bucket, but because they can't picture life without me. Oh, well, I can only hope....... <snort>
 
This is a great question @bobcat. I wasn't expecting to retire as early as I did at 62, but I've enjoyed every day of it. I got the results of my physical today. At 68, I'm still completely healthy and on very few medications. I'm happy just going to the gym 5 days a week and visiting various markets to put together meals.

However, my goal is to still travel at least two times per year. I went on a cruise to Mexico at the end of March with friends. Now we are planning a cruise to Europe or Canada in late summer with my BIL and his roommate. I want to travel as long as I am healthy and mobile. I much prefer the longer hauls right now because I may not be able to make them when I am older. If I can travel and continue to experience new things, I'm good.
 
After retiring in 2017, I continued to engage in the same activities I've had for decades. Before retiring between jobs, I never went directly from one job to the next but rather because I could without ever being wealthy, took off from work for months to years, despite that going against common employment wisdom. So have had plenty of practice over decades doing things like those I might in retirement. Most of those things are not money oriented, but rather nature or science or fun oriented. The kind of activities and materialism wealthy persons often seek are not things I've ever placed personal value pursuing.

Oh, if my lifetime was far longer, I'd loved to travel the cultural world, understand its history in depth, meet the large amount of interesting and fascinating things on this vast planet, but don't because I'm content to limit my life as narrowly as I have because pragmatically, it is enjoyable, fun, and satisfying enough for the limited time this 77 year old probably has left.

In recent weeks, made plans to backpack with one or two others, mid to late July for 9 days into the John Muir Wilderness, High Sierra, a spectacular Earth region I greatly value. And next week, may be returning to the below.

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Rakaia said:
@bobcat
I have a deceptively simple answer to your question.
I want to do as much as I can for as long as I can.
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I'm afraid to push it. Every time I do, I suffer. Plus, I can't afford another fall.
I'm in the habit of sitting at rest for ten minutes, then alternating 1) a daily chore, or 2) exercise, or 3) work at advancing a priority. Today's top priority is cataracts surgery coming up soon. .
 
I am taking it easy. Lots of relaxation. I enjoy nature and peace. I also spend a lot of time learning and doing research on various topics. I find this quite satisfying. I also stay away from negative people.
 
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