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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 2744556, member: 14873&quot;]I have been retired over thirty years now and I can honestly say this has been the most enjoyable and fulfilling period of my life. I am fully occupied doing pleasurable things throughout just about every day (except for those accursed Doctor appointments) -- I have never been so contentedly busy in all my life -- following pursuits I dearly love. Even commonplace events and tasks take on a more enjoyable aspect when you are doing them at your own pace and for your own satisfaction. I haven&#039;t accepted a commission for Calligraphic work for many years now -- I find that producing simple wall hangings of poetry and quotations, and making things like wedding invitations for family and friends -- all as gifts -- is very rewarding. Not having to meet deadlines or be involved with &quot;crass commercial&quot; negotiations is wonderful for me -- I have never enjoyed my Calligraphy to the degree I do now in my retirement. Same with bookbinding -- I now only do simple binding of books for family and friends, of course at no cost -- no pressure or deadlines to meet that way. I have made web page writing a primary hobby/pursuit for many years now -- I currently maintain eleven non-commercial web sites/fifty six pages relating to my various hobbies and pursuits which also keeps me pleasantly occupied. And, of course, I have found collecting, researching, photographing, organizing and fondly handling ancient coins to be an enormously satisfying and pleasurable pursuit throughout my retirement years. A fulfilling retirement is, in my opinion, mostly about having enough hobbies and interests you can pursue at your own pace and in your own way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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