Retirement: Keep your mind active, interact with young people.

by Antoinette
(Calgary Canada)

Working long past retirement age with younger people sharing in young interests and storys, even so sometimes this makes one tired.

Volunteering is a great experience, but I found that walking into a Seniors Centre meeting and finding yourself surrounded by white hair and chatter about Bingo games made me feel old.

But volunteering for a organisation filled with young people made me feel great.

I am writing this with respect, but it is good to have contact with young people, even so some are at times a little bit difficult to understand. Most important keep your mind busy and active even if the old body has slowed down.

Wendy: Antoinette, this is good advice -- keeps you mentally young!!