LEISURE ACTIVITIES (PodCast) - Why do we need fulfilling interests aside from travel ?
- archiedonovan
- Dec 2, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 1
Travelling in retirement is great, however, being at home is harder.
Facing a blank schedule, and finding things to fill in those blanks, can be the toughest part of retirement.
As we reach a certain age and start fretting about retirement, many of us forget about one of the best resources for retirement advice: the people we most trust.
“Any time you have a major life transition you should seek out counsel”. Our blogs, we feel, should offer some possible suggestions towards finding challenging learning opportunities that are stretching but definitely achievable.
The transition to retirement isn’t always easy. There can be a loss of identity; financial woes; and the dreaded boredom. Such negatives get a lot of attention—leading many people to say they never plan to retire.
But there’s another side to this story, one that isn’t heard as often. And that is the one told by the many people who love retirement. These retirees speak of finally having a chance to learn who they are without a defined work week or being defined by a job title.
Pep talk over, here is our blog content on:-
Technically if you can swim, you can scuba dive, so for example we propose doing a blog on our PADi diving licence journey. We propose doing BLOGs on all of our retirement interests to date and in doing so we hope in sharing these that we may encourage other retirees, like ourselves, to step outside your comfort zone and challenge themselves with these or similar learning opportunities……….!
Blog on cycling ( Published. https://www.justretired50plus.ie/post/leisure-activities-how-to-start-cycling-in-retirement )
Blog on diving (Published https://www.justretired50plus.ie/post/leisure-activity-learn-how-older-adults-can-scuba-dive )
Blog on how to play guitar (Published https://www.justretired50plus.ie/post/leisure-activities-how-to-play-guitar )
Blog on how Older Adults and Young Children can learn digital literacy together (Published https://www.justretired50plus.ie/post/leisure-activities-how-older-adults-and-young-children-can-learn-digital-literacy-together )
Blog on how to start Hill walking / Orienteering (Published https://www.justretired50plus.ie/post/leisure-activities-how-to-start-hill-walking---orienteering-in-retirement )
Blog on men sheds (Published https://www.justretired50plus.ie/post/leisure-activities-how-retirees-can-get-involved-in-a-men-s-shed )
Blog on how best to choose a holiday destination (Published https://www.justretired50plus.ie/post/how-to-choose-a-holiday-destination )
Blog on how best to plan any trip (Published https://www.justretired50plus.ie/post/holidays-planning-any-trip )
Blog on cheap golf (To be published…..)
Blog on how to play bridge (Published https://www.justretired50plus.ie/post/hobbies-how-to-play-bridge )
Blog on Drone operation (To be published…..)
Blog on Building and sharing your own blog. (Published https://www.justretired50plus.ie/post/leisure-activities-how-to-join-the-it-crowd )
Blog on simple mobile phone maintenance ( Published https://www.justretired50plus.ie/post/leisure-activities-how-to-embrace-technology-in-retirement )
Blog on volunteering (To be published…..)
Blog on grandchildren minding (To be published…..)
Blog on how to sail for beginners (Published https://www.justretired50plus.ie/post/leisure-activities-learn-how-to-sail-for-beginners )
Blog on how to manage stress 50+ (Published https://www.justretired50plus.ie/post/mindfulness-how-to-manage-stress-50 )
Of course all the usual disclaimers apply:-
You must be willing to learn
You should have an acceptable level of physical and mental health that the pursuit requires
You should relax and enjoy the whole experience
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