Absolutely love this…although some of my roles remain the same as I age, others have transformed….ending has never been attractive to me—evolving, sharing our wisdom with those who want it and understanding the evolution of how we continue to be meaningful is a big part of my understanding of my contribution…. not diminishment—I feel quite powerful & that power is fueled with wisdom and experience -thank you for this beautiful essay—and the pictures :)
Thank you Denise, for opening such an important topic. My son was in Africa this past summer and deeply enjoyed meeting the Masaai tribesm and so I felt extra connected to this article and loved reading their wise ways.
I retired/evolved/transformed three years ago @54, after working for nearly three decades as a Surgeon. It is so interesting that I followed every one of your recommendations, without having any guidance on the matter.
I call it : Shapeshifting from Plastic Surgeon to Soul Surgeon 😀
I see how my richly lived life experience has supported so many of my patients over the recent years that it serendipitously evolved into my offering this wisdom as a transformational spiritual coach/mentor.
I feel in deep alignment with the work I am doing in service of others, and when people question me : ‘ why would you retire so young, you have so much life to live? You worked so hard to become a surgeon.‘ haha
I tell them : “ I haven’t retired, I’ve simply transformed/ shape shifted/ evolved.”😍
Sending you blessings on your path, looking forward to reading more.
I liked your post. It is very well written, and you are right to look and to see everywhere, far away from your home. I spent 3 years studying technical things in Africa, 25 years ago. You can look also in Europe, and in Japan. Japan is a very interesting country, and they treat well, with respect, very old people. In technical business, in France, generally speaking, we eliminate old people and we prefer very young people. In literature, in philosophy, in arts, to be old is an advantage.
Thanks so much for your comment, that means a lot. I'm interested to travel to explore Japan, to go deeper than tourist sites, I need to investigate how to do this. Interesting what you say about France. There are some areas where you can continue into late life and with philosophy wisdom helps.
Absolutely love this…although some of my roles remain the same as I age, others have transformed….ending has never been attractive to me—evolving, sharing our wisdom with those who want it and understanding the evolution of how we continue to be meaningful is a big part of my understanding of my contribution…. not diminishment—I feel quite powerful & that power is fueled with wisdom and experience -thank you for this beautiful essay—and the pictures :)
So glad you like this. I've been wavering on the focus of my next book and I am getting a stronger pull to this area. Not rushing into it just yet :)
Thank you Denise, for opening such an important topic. My son was in Africa this past summer and deeply enjoyed meeting the Masaai tribesm and so I felt extra connected to this article and loved reading their wise ways.
I retired/evolved/transformed three years ago @54, after working for nearly three decades as a Surgeon. It is so interesting that I followed every one of your recommendations, without having any guidance on the matter.
I call it : Shapeshifting from Plastic Surgeon to Soul Surgeon 😀
I see how my richly lived life experience has supported so many of my patients over the recent years that it serendipitously evolved into my offering this wisdom as a transformational spiritual coach/mentor.
I feel in deep alignment with the work I am doing in service of others, and when people question me : ‘ why would you retire so young, you have so much life to live? You worked so hard to become a surgeon.‘ haha
I tell them : “ I haven’t retired, I’ve simply transformed/ shape shifted/ evolved.”😍
Sending you blessings on your path, looking forward to reading more.
In Love, xo Tamy
I liked your post. It is very well written, and you are right to look and to see everywhere, far away from your home. I spent 3 years studying technical things in Africa, 25 years ago. You can look also in Europe, and in Japan. Japan is a very interesting country, and they treat well, with respect, very old people. In technical business, in France, generally speaking, we eliminate old people and we prefer very young people. In literature, in philosophy, in arts, to be old is an advantage.
Thanks so much for your comment, that means a lot. I'm interested to travel to explore Japan, to go deeper than tourist sites, I need to investigate how to do this. Interesting what you say about France. There are some areas where you can continue into late life and with philosophy wisdom helps.