Coping (and thriving?) with life transition....

Many people are heading towards retirement age, which can be a major life transition....

What are some strategies to help cope with such transitions?

My father is nearing that stage, to be honest I don't think he can see himself retiring.... He was born in 1939, so he's a "pre-boomer"....

I think his plan is to keep working part time as long as he can (which may be an option for him, since he works as a university academic)....

I've gone through my own major transition lately, actually, I'm still going through it, as I decided to effectively leave employment in academia behind and see what else I could do.... I could just see myself being stuck there doing the same things over and over, and didn't really like the idea....

The common theme is the theme of life transition. Whether you are changing careers, or consideering retirement, or even been the victim of "downsizing", it's a major life shift....

Many of our routines we've become used to help to bring meaning to our lives. There are also the social aspects, which become disrupted....

Any thoughts on this topic? I hope you liked this post, now especially it's an important topic for many people....

- Dien