Putting purpose & passion into your retirement – your life!

Non-monetary retirement issues

When one person retires and their partner does not 6

This entry was posted in Non-monetary retirement issues retirement activities Retirement advice and tagged disorientation life transitions relationships in retirement on July 30, 2016 by Mariella

Thoughts from a Retirement Coach

By Mariella Vigneux, MBA, ACC
Certified Professional Coach

If my partner Mark weren’t practising retirement this year, I wouldn’t have had the chance to help move an 800-pound rock this morning before work. Mark, …

Gems from year two 2

This entry was posted in Non-monetary retirement issues Purpose and passion Retirement advice and tagged disorientation engagement happiness money in retirement routine on July 25, 2016 by Mariella

Favourite Quotations from this Newsletter
August 2015 to July 2016

To celebrate the second year of this newsletter, I enjoyed several days rereading all the articles submitted by our 19 contributing writers. I pulled out the best tidbits of …

Oh, the places you’ll go! …with a nod to Dr. Seuss 4

This entry was posted in Health Non-monetary retirement issues Purpose and passion and tagged chronic illness in retirement courage in retirement life transitions on July 15, 2016 by Mariella

Tales of Retirement

Donna McCaw
High School Teacher
Author of It’s Your Time

I retired at age 54 because I could. I was a high school teacher who had started teaching at age 21 and had reached the 85 …

Why is it so hard to turn down work after retiring? 2

This entry was posted in Non-monetary retirement issues Retirement life planning and tagged life transitions mixed emotions work-life balance on July 12, 2016 by Mariella

Craving a Dog’s Life
(Article 1)

A series of articles about finding a pathway towards a simpler life, one that is less focused on structure and more on love, compassion, daily walks, and treats

By Renate
Senior Public Servant
Retired …