Posted by viridis on March 3, 2003, at 13:13:25
In reply to Re: Nothing matters after forty ???, posted by Jaynee on March 3, 2003, at 11:39:09
I think you can change your life at almost any age. My father took early retirement at 55, stayed "retired" for about a month, then started a very successful consulting business. My mother recently retired and is now developing all sorts of hobbies and interests that she didn't have time for before. They're in their mid-sixties and now spend a fair bit of the year traveling (my father is still very active in consulting too). I think they're both happier than they've ever been before.
And my pdoc made some interesting changes: he was an English professor at a major university, then went to med school, practiced as a GP for years, and then trained as a psychiatrist when he was in his fifties. He says he's happiest now, loves what he's doing, and is great at it. He suffered from major depression along the way, so is actually experienced personally with some of the meds he prescribes.
Anyway, this is moving into the social arena, but it is encouraging to see that getting older can be a positive experience that opens up all sorts of new opportunities.
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