Work gives purpose, meaning and value to life.  Some people never want to stop working for those reasons.  And unless you are born rich and inclined towards idleness you will need and want to do something.  We have to be motivated.  The notion of having to work needs to be planted in our conscience early on, prodding us to go to school for 15 or 20 years and then to work for another 40.  The luxury in retirement is that there are times to lose the motivation and the notion of having to work.  You can rest and relax.  There is no place to goRead More →

Being all tied up is no way to spend a lifetime.   Yoga and meditation are good for what ails us and give us relief.   Jan does her version of lazy woman yoga every morning;   it is part of her daily maintenance program.  The Hip StandRead More →