After my last post (in October, 2009!), I kept postponing my next one. Then I didn’t even consider posting for months. I have discovered something very interesting: life after 70 is very much like life before 70! I am now nearing my 71st birthday (August 23), and find that there isn’t much to say about age at this point in my life. A friend recently published a book entitled 70 Is The New 40. I don’t think I feel like I did at 40 (in fact, I know I don’t!), but her message is that advancing age doesn’t have to limit us today as it did in years and decades past.
I know many people in their 70s and beyond who are employed full time, loving their work, engaged fully in life, and continuing to contribute significantly to their communities in many ways. Although not employed full time, my work as a career and life transitions coach keeps me engaged and interested in what others are doing and in assisting them to find their dreams and purposes in life.
It is my intention to begin posting more regularly here, and comments on issues related to engagement in life’s activities after 70 would be welcome.
David
