Let your player out

Think back at the beginning of your career your routine was:
Work, work, work, work, work, work, work, work, work, play.

As you moved along your career path, and you discovered how to do more, be more, and have more your routine became:
Work, play, work, work, play, work, play, work, work, play.

You are now retired or soon will be retired; guess what you don't have to do more, be more, and have more so your routine can be:
Play, play, nap, play, play, play, play, nap, play, play, play.

It is time to let your player out

Money, money money

"Money does not buy happiness", or Money is the root of all evil". Our attitude toward money is important, it shapes our attitude toward life and where we think we fit in society. 

Money is a form of exchange, we exchange our money for what we need or want. Have you thought about this idea:

When you spend money, whether a little or a lot, wisely or not, do you celebrate that you're creating opportunities, dancing with life, exchanging energy, supporting economies, feeding families, lessening
poverty consciousness, demonstrating courage, validating life, eradicating fear, inviting magic into your life, and lifting humanity higher into the light? 
Well, maybe you should!

The road less travelled...

Robert Frost, I could imagine him standing at the edge of a forest, thinking about how he wanted to reach the other side. As I watch as he pondered his path forward, I saw him think, would he walk along a straight line, going directly through the forest? Or, could he imagine a path that wandered and meandered in every conceivable direction, around rocks, between evergreens and deciduous trees, through meadows, along a stream. Could he himself, feeding the deer, the rabbits, and conversing with the owls, or roasting marshmallows?

I think he saw a path that wandered in every possible direction because this is how things are in a forest. Our paths in life are never straight, and many times we have to choose do we take the path directly to where we want to go, or do we wander through the forest and still get to the same path. For those that are in the process of deciding which path to take, a read of Robert Frost poem may help. 

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth; 

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day! 
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference. 

A subtle tip

I know it is hard to start something new, or to meet someone new, or to start a new hobby, or to quit a bad habit. The gurus' out there on the Net, on TV or Radio, or on their Podcasts or Youtube channels make us think it is easy. Well, it may be if you follow my subtle tip, (to be kept strictly confidential). The act of not starting is a sign that you are resistance to moving ahead with the new. So here is how to beat resistance:

First, imagine once you start the project, or break the ice, someone else will be finishing for you.

Second, when you start, tell yourself that whatever you do, however, it turns out, however much you like or dislike your progress, the entire world will be going crazy over your extraordinary talent. 

Third, tell yourself that people will be standing in line to catch a glimpse of you, writing books about your childhood, and asking their social media friends how come you're so totally cool.