Retirement changes a lot of things. Our schedules change. Our responsibilities change. We're no longer defined by a job title and a workday. But one thing doesn't have to retire when we do—our sense of purpose. I used to think of purpose as something big. A career. Raising a family. Accomplishing a goal. Usually, it's "all of the above". But I'm beginning to see it differently. Purpose can be much simpler than that. It can be how we use what we've learned, what we have, and w

I recently came across a TikTok listing ten foods that are supposed to be good for your brain. Blueberries were on the list, and it got me wondering—what exactly makes blueberries a “brain food”? So I started looking into it. And the more I learned, the more I thought—well, duh. There really isn't one magical food for your brain. Blueberries have some pretty impressive benefits, but they're also a good example of something I keep discovering: our bodies need good nutrition, n

When I retired, I knew my income was going to change. What I apparently forgot was that my spending needed to change with it. For a while, I kept spending pretty much the way I had when I was working. Five months into my new lifestyle, I really looked at my bank accounts. The financial cushion I had when I retired was almost gone. That certainly got my attention. I hadn't suddenly become irresponsible. I simply hadn't adjusted my habits to my new reality. And it made me reali

I love to read, always have. But somewhere along the way, something changed. Since I retired, I've had all the time in the world to read. And I have been reading—but mostly books I'd already read before. Old favorites. Familiar stories. Books I knew I loved. Then one night, I picked up a book I'd never read before. And there it was. I remembered how much I love getting lost in a good book. I kept reading. One more chapter. Then another. I looked at the clock and suddenly it