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[Tobin S.]

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Good thinking, my dear Tobin!

I really agree about doing what you love. Even if it doesn't pay a lot, it's something you love, and that's important.

So what do I love?

My family, my friends, writing, taking photos, staring out the window...

I love being retired. I know how lucky I am to have that.

Those are the major things...

[femmocrat]

2. I think you have earned the right to enjoy your free time!

You know the old saying, "Do what you love and the rest will follow"? Not sure if that is true, but I guess one has to figure out what they truly love first.

Like you, I chose a practical major, education. I never loved teaching. In fact, I doubt that most people madly love what they do. For me it was a means to an end-- good pay and benefits and a secure retirement.

What do I love? You mean to DO? I don't really know. I do know that retirement is not all that it's cracked up to be! I still hope to figure it all out.

[Tobin S.]

3. Oh, there has to be something that you really enjoy doing.

Take money out of the equation. What do you do that makes you feel free?

[femmocrat]

4. Playing with my grandchildren.

They are lots of fun and I can enjoy fantasy and imagination again.

[rurallib]

5. I love to have deep philosophocal discussions that go nowhere

or talk about where science will take us.

Watching a college Bball game with Mrs. Lib as I explain some of the nuances of the game.

And talking to the grandson on skype.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

6. 65 years on this planet and one of the things I've learned

You don't own your stuff, your Stuff owns you.