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retirement – TV Family

Mar 11, 2023Robin Engelisolation;, lonely, malaise, pain cage, retirement, TV

TV FAMILY Humans are supposedly social creatures. We don’t do well without other humans. There are some who hole themselves up in monasteries and convents, and who spend much of their time not talking, yet they are still in the presence of others. Nowadays, in modern society, many people live alone. So many people feel…

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Retirement & Abert Towhees

Mar 4, 2023Robin Engelactivism, birds, protests, retirement, VietNam

It is 2:15 on a SAturday afternoon. The birds are serenading me. Literally. I’m sure they are songs and not just chirps. There are at least 4 distinct types of bird songs that I can detect. A friend of mine has gotten me into birding. I now have 2 apps on my phone. Today is…

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Retirement – Installment # 5

Feb 25, 2023Robin Engelbeing productive, doing nothing, in the moment, relaxing, retirement, spontaneity, timeframe

Installment # 6 – February 19, 2023 Isn’t this an interesting development? I was really floundering. I didn’t know what to do with myself. The endless summer was becoming a string of infinite days that had no purpose, no end, no definitive form. As much as one thinks that the possibility of having nothing to…

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Retired – part IV

Feb 21, 2023Robin EngelAlone, lonely, malaise, responsibility, retirement

Okay, maybe I’m not done with this subject. I’m having revelations all over the place. Thought I’d share the next installment. Something is beginning to dawn on me. Well, okay, I’ve had nuggets of thoughts about this, but it feels like it’s starting to gel. I suppose it couldn’t really take hold until I was…

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retirement – part 3

Feb 17, 2023Robin Engelcomfort zone, manifest, retire, retirement

I think something strange is happening to me. I’m becoming accustomed to not going anywhere. Granted, it’s difficult to get from one room to another, or even clean stuff up or prepare food, given my present status of barely walking. But for awhile, I was really antsy. I want to DO something. I want to…

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Retirement 2nd installment

Feb 7, 2023Robin Engelmeditation, purpose, retired, retirement, sunset years

Well, actually, retirement can go on forever. When I was a teacher, I looked forward to the days of doing nothing. Or traveling and playing. But now, well, it’s the endless summer. The only end is death at this point, so I’ve got to create lots of new beginnings. It’s just too weird to think…

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