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It’s a new year, a new era.

My era: The Fourth Quarter.

I’m convinced there are three basic types of retirees, each type with subsets.

1.       Those winding down: Coasting; Waning; Feeling drained; Health or money issues dictating actions.

2.       Those gearing up:  Starting new careers; Manufacturing energy; Cash & carrying in the now.

3.       Those in limbo: Decreasing autonomy; Unaware of choices.

In reality, or what we can agree upon, all modes may exist within the same person periodically.

Not so easily agreed upon is how to sort out what, or who, the driver is.  This is important to know so one can change a course toward more optimum survival at will.

Expanding is survival.  Diminishing only leads toward the opposite.

Two major events in my life chartered my path.  Thankfully, the best came in childhood and the worst came as an adult.  


In my youth, I experienced an epiphany that affected me profoundly.  I discovered I was larger than my body.  I saw beyond the scope of my physical boundaries.  That information was foundational.

Decades later, when my son committed suicide, I had to center and anchor myself in a new way.  I withdrew from the blame game, even when blame was directed toward me. 

Withdrawing to lick one’s wounds is counter-productive.  Withdrawing to redirect one’s course is a means of correction.

This I know…  Being spiritual may or may not have to do with religion.  But being spiritual creates expansion.

In this new era, I will become Eric's voice, the voice of his spirit.