Are You Spiritually Retirement Ready?  If Not, It's Time To Look Within!

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In this post I want to share the most important part of my retirement.   Even though my husband and I weren't financially ready to retire as far as meeting the long-terms goals we had set, we were both spiritually retirement ready.

While I don't intent to impose my Christian beliefs on anyone since no one can be forced to believe in anything that stems from the heart, I want to at least share the side of our retirement that helped us to rebuild during a difficult time of transition.   We had absolutely no short-term goals for retirement except for plans to travel when we had more time.

Here are two quotes which represent two relevant points of view about retirement that are both important to retirement planning, but I want to focus upon the second quote by Betty Sullivan.

 

On the subject of being financially retirement ready. 

• George Foreman:  The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

On the subject of being spiritually retirement ready:

• Betty Sullivan:  There is a whole new kind of life ahead, full of experiences just waiting to happen. Some call it "retirement." I call it bliss.

 

Looking Within For Becoming Spiritually Retirement Ready

Becoming spiritually retirement ready means that you're looking within first when evaluating your retirement experience, rather than allowing the simple joys of retirement become obscured by any thoughts of money. If you base every experience you have upon how much money you have or don't have, then you're controlled by money rather than you being the one in control.

Betty Sullivan expresses retirement exactly how I see it.  It's a great blessing that I want to embrace instead of tainting it with negative thinking that won't make a difference in any way for positive circumstances to occur.

To get the most of this part of your life, you have to be able to separate yourself and your spiritual experiences from money, whether you have a lot of a little.   You may believe that you're only as good as how much money you have, but that only diminishes your true worth.  You should see yourself as a person who is priceless.  It's hard to change belief systems, but if you want to enjoy the free time you have and the beauty around you, then you have to spend some time separated from money thoughts.

When you take the time to appreciate simple things like a rose or trying to identify the shape of a cloud without one thought about your money situation, you're actually clearing your mind for productive thinking that will bring you a greater outlook on life and about yourself.

I'll be speaking more on this subject in future posts so I hope you sign up for my RSS.

 

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