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Informationen zum Autor By Barbara M. Fleisher and Thelma Reese - Foreword by Dick Goldberg Klappentext Rather than focus exclusively on preparing for retirement, this book offers the firsthand accounts of women of retirement age, the real obstacles and changes they face, and how they successfully navigate their retirement years. This remarkable compendium of stories of and by women of a 'certain age' provides enormous insight and wisdom to all of us as we approach retirement. This underlying message is reinforced in every page; "To thine own self be true." -- Molly D. Shepard, President and CEO, The Leader's Edge/Leaders By Design Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordIntroduction1: My Mother's Senior Years Were So Different from Mine How Should I Be in This New Age? 2: So Now I'm Retired How Do I Fill My Days So I Feel Good about Myself at Night?3: I Love My Freedom and Independence How Do I Maintain It? 4: We Love Our Possessions but They Are Starting to Own Us How Do I Downsize My Life?5: The Children Are AdultsHas the Family Dynamic Outgrown Issues of Control, Rebellion, and Sibling Rivalries? How Do We Keep a Sense of Family across Generations?6: Can't Use My Computer - or Knit or Rollerblade The World is Changing around Me. How Do I Remain a Part of It? How Do I Push Myself to Learn New Skills?7: We Laugh about Our 'Senior Moments' Should We Fear Them? 8: Rx Health We Can't Ignore the Changes. What Do We Do about Them?9: Separation and Loss Are Facts of Life How Do I Handle Them?10: Sometimes I Feel Safest in My Senior Bubble My World is Shrinking. How Do I Expand It?Finale: A Gathering of the Wisdom We Find in Each Other
