5 Years of retirement

I am now retired for 5 years. Michele is throwing in the towel and retiring after a 40 year career as an MD. Now we are on the cusp of what we have been planning since 2019 .

Je suis retraite depuis 5 ans. Michele jette l'éponge et prend sa retraite après une carrière de 40 ans en tant que médecin familiale. Nous sommes maintenant sur le point de réaliser ce que nous planifions depuis 2019.

The issue is what do we first? Since it is just 2 of us , there can be no tied votes . Michele is very knowledgeable of my trickery to get my way when I was a Senior Fellow . So I sat in the forest and thought about the top 6 ideas for a healthy retirement , my six pack.

1) lose the fear of inflation : We have to become used to the idea of planning to buy what we want and shop around to ensure that we have good quality acquisitions. Then buy it.

2) Understand travel patterns and peak periods .This avoids extra cost and you get what you want at reasonable rates.

3) Make our health a priority as the Canada Statistics show that crap happens when men turn 82( women turn 84). The curve is very characteristic of a bearing's B10 life so a plan to stack the variables for our favour is needed.

4) Exercise everyday and eat well . Very often overlooked . The body knows when we abuse it and it will react inappropriately when we least expect it.We always have Dr Rest - Exercise ( Shared clinic), Dr Self Esteem (Psychology) , Dr Diet ( Nutritionist) and of course the friends that take us to all of these appointments.

5) Celebrate life's little pleasures with all whom you meet. We were born to be communal livers .

6) Give thanks for all the wonderful things that have happened over the last 45 years that Michele and I are together.

This Six pack will make us resilient . Then every so often we will have an advent awakening, one that may be the fulcrum on which equilibrium will be reset / re calibrated. We then have to re- create the plan to assist each other.

Ce six pack nous rendra résilients. Ensuite, de temps à autre, nous aurons un réveil de l'Avent, qui pourrait être le point d'appui sur lequel l'équilibre sera réinitialisé / réétalonné. Nous devons alors recréer le plan pour aider une a l'autre.

When we cycle ,the lead rider reduces the drag of the follower by 30%, so sharing takes you farther. In my previous employment the slogan was Go Beyond(tm). If we are inclusive we will overcome the challenges that we face together .

My spiritual journey is on going (5th year) . This may be reduced in tempo in the coming year . Mentoring many people (worldwide) continues and I am rewarded when they are successful. My Black History Month exposure in PWC ( Black eXcellence Network (BXN)) has produced a few candidates that may benefit from my mentoring them.

No matter what field you are in , the What you do, How you do it and why you do it is critical to be successful. The younger mentees keep me thinking although I never give answers.

We are off to see the kids in Japan in March. When we return we will also look at a reduction in leading church Services. In 2024 I was fully engaged leading services for 44 /54 days( +2 Good Friday / Christmas) . All major house tasks are done although the VP of Ops. is hinting about a new venture . Scope Creep (EOP174 ) and Risk Man't ( EOP 168 ) invoked.

As we celebrate Advent , we reach out with our lights shining brightly around us so we can identify a path for those who seek some of the skills we have polished over our careers as an Engineer and a Medical Doctors for over 40 years .

Nous célébrons l'Avent, nous tendons la main avec nos lumières qui brillent autour de nous afin que nous puissions identifier un chemin pour ceux qui recherchent certaines des compétences que nous avons perfectionnées au cours de nos carrières d'ingénieur et de médecin depuis plus de 40 ans. Bon voyage