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I took an early retirement at 64 after my wife passed away over 3 years ago. It was a period of extreme grief that I needed to process. I didn’t know what I was going to do with the rest of my life. But, life along with my wife figured that out for me. Before she died, my wife told me to “go out and meet new people and have fun”. Eventually, I took that to heart and accidently discovered how I would be spending this next chapter in my life.
I am actively involved in a part of our culture that I had never experienced. It is heavily populated by individuals that are of the age where they could be my children’s children. Many of whom have become dear friends. So, I regularly hang out with people that are 40+ years younger than me. I have fully accepted that I am the old guy and actually embrace it.
I’m an old guy, but being part of a creative community keeps me active, alive, invigorated and feeling young. What's the saying? You are as young as you feel.
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