Greetings From the Front Line

By Rev. Dr. Kenneth Daniel  •  June 05, 2025

Once I officially retired, I became more acutely aware of the many “experts” opining about this phase of life. What should I do? What shouldn’t I do? How do I organize my life with so much time now? Some likened retirement to the classic five phases of grief. Others spoke about the first year being a kind of “honeymoon” with the worst yet to follow. Still others create the negative scenario that they have all the answers for—if only I pay to subscribe!

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