Tuesday morning ramblings

It's been a while since I wanted to restart blogging. it's not just for the ethereal pleasure of having created something in writing of my own, but for the simple fact that two way traffic works better.

Let me explain this to you, better. Of late I have been consciously immersing myself into reading a lot more than I have ever read out of school. So it occurred to me one day that if I begin writing about even a small fraction of all that I have been reading and all the stimulating ideas these readings have led to, I will most certainly end up creating a treasure trove I would cherish,perhaps all my life.

I am particularly inspired by a friend sc who has moved from one roll to another because she disliked the former one, she has been an achiever throughout and continues to pursue her hobbies and interests in addition to doing phenomenally well at work. She writes beautifully on life's sensitive subjects and ardently pursues constant self improvement and self development as a way life. I have seen her grow as an individual tremendously, especially in the last 2-3 years. Now given that an year passes by pretty soon(I recently posted my graduation pic on facebook from April 2015!), it's not that hard a goal to achieve something similar; And I have now set my eyes on it.

Today I want to cover a bit about life after retirement, how a 24/7 busy living comes to a screeching silence of non-activity, somewhat suddenly. I chose to begin with the assumption that it's not a great place to be, even if one had all his/her finances more than figured out. While I don't intend to undermine the importance of financial stability as one of the most important pillars one would lean on, I strongly suspect there is a lot more to it.Given improved average life expectancy over the last couple of decades, we certainly live longer now and this translates to at least a decade of active life post retirement.(well in most cases). My dilemma is how best to pursue these active years? What can be done in our most busy years so our least busy years turn out fruitful and  gratifying.

My belief is it can be done; and for some reason I have harbored my hopes on my interest in reading, writing public speaking, teaching and probably dancing as well. So the challenge today is to figure out ways to dedicate enough quality time to these hobbies and interest so I may end up spending the better part of my subsequent years pursuing my interests for a living! Let the resolution survive and prosper!