The Wander Society – Retire, Renew…and Reinvent

Showing up…the key to my reinvention

Yes, while I, like a ‘few’ others, tend to procrastinate, I have been consistently showing up to my creative projects.

But I wanted to be more mindful about my work.

So I figured, why not issue myself a challenge?

I happened across this three-minute TED Talk on trying something new for 30 days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNP03fDSj1U

I shrank that to five days.

Why so few?

Four reasons:

I just wanted to observe my process of mindful ‘showing up’–30 days would have been a drain.
1. There are tons of anti-procrastination tips to try out, but I wanted to create my own, style them after my own inclinations.
There’s no reason I couldn’t move beyond the original five-day target
And, of course, I’m a wimp.

And so, here is Lesson 1 from my challenge…

National Novel Writing Month update: I won’t make the 50,000 word goal, but I’ve accomplished what I wanted. I’ve spent ‘quality’ time [i.e. good focused effort] on two writing projects.

Another creative reinvention project

Sometimes, you just need to lay down an insane, ‘stretch-yourself-beyond-comfort’ challenge.

Writers: It’s not too late. Join me. https://www.nanowrimo.org/

And hey, even if you crank out 20,000 words, that’s probably tons more than you had planned for this month.

This is an offshoot of my self-imposed ‘showing up’ challenge from three weeks ago. More on that later.

https://inventwithwords.com/2019/11/04/i-should-be-writing-duuuhhh-i-am-writing/

Revival for Retirees: Check this list.

I appreciated this article on LifeHack.com. Perfect for retirees.

20 Simple Ways To Fall In Love With Your Life Again

It not only gave me some new ideas on how to enjoy these years, but it reaffirmed the following:

#1 : Take a walk through the park speaks to my penchant for wandering.

#6: Learn how to bake. So much comfort and with a few of these skills, so many opportunities to not only fill your days, but to brighten someone else’s.

#7: Build something with your hands. To quote the author Grace Ghazarian: “There’s an innate need to create in all of us.”

#14: Try a new food. Oh yeah. Food is perhaps the easiest venue to an opportunity to ‘try new’.

And, on this Memorial Day 2019,
a hearty nod of gratitude to those who gave their lives so we can savor a life of freedom and opportunity.

Retirement Photo of the day 37: Seek renewal.

Bulbs emerging from a bed of leaves — I often try to predict how many days before the flower emerges.

As I continue my wanderings in the neighborhood, I’m enjoying the early signs of spring.

It makes me savor the unhurried, yet methodical arrival of each season.

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Showing up…the key to my reinvention

Yes, while I, like a ‘few’ others, tend to procrastinate, I have been consistently showing up to my creative projects.

But I wanted to be more mindful about my work.

So I figured, why not issue myself a challenge?

I happened across this three-minute TED Talk on trying something new for 30 days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNP03fDSj1U

I shrank that to five days.

Why so few?

Four reasons:

I just wanted to observe my process of mindful ‘showing up’–30 days would have been a drain.

There are tons of anti-procrastination tips to try out, but I wanted to create my own, style them after my own inclinations.

There’s no reason I couldn’t move beyond the original five-day target

And, of course, I’m a wimp.

And so, here is Lesson 1 from my challenge…

National Novel Writing Month update: I won’t make the 50,000 word goal, but I’ve accomplished what I wanted. I’ve spent ‘quality’ time [i.e. good focused effort] on two writing projects.

Another creative reinvention project

Sometimes, you just need to lay down an insane, ‘stretch-yourself-beyond-comfort’ challenge.

Writers: It’s not too late. Join me. https://www.nanowrimo.org/

And hey, even if you crank out 20,000 words, that’s probably tons more than you had planned for this month.

This is an offshoot of my self-imposed ‘showing up’ challenge from three weeks ago. More on that later.

https://inventwithwords.com/2019/11/04/i-should-be-writing-duuuhhh-i-am-writing/

Revival for Retirees: Check this list.

I appreciated this article on LifeHack.com. Perfect for retirees.

20 Simple Ways To Fall In Love With Your Life Again

It not only gave me some new ideas on how to enjoy these years, but it reaffirmed the following:

#1 : Take a walk through the park speaks to my penchant for wandering.

#6: Learn how to bake. So much comfort and with a few of these skills, so many opportunities to not only fill your days, but to brighten someone else’s.

#7: Build something with your hands. To quote the author Grace Ghazarian: “There’s an innate need to create in all of us.”

#14: Try a new food. Oh yeah. Food is perhaps the easiest venue to an opportunity to ‘try new’.

And, on this Memorial Day 2019,
a hearty nod of gratitude to those who gave their lives so we can savor a life of freedom and opportunity.

Retirement Photo of the day 37: Seek renewal.

As I continue my wanderings in the neighborhood, I’m enjoying the early signs of spring.

It makes me savor the unhurried, yet methodical arrival of each season.

Yes, while I, like a ‘few’ others, tend to procrastinate, I have been consistently showing up to my creative projects.

But I wanted to be more mindful about my work.

So I figured, why not issue myself a challenge?

I happened across this three-minute TED Talk on trying something new for 30 days.

I shrank that to five days.

Why so few?

Four reasons:

I just wanted to observe my process of mindful ‘showing up’–30 days would have been a drain.

There are tons of anti-procrastination tips to try out, but I wanted to create my own, style them after my own inclinations.

There’s no reason I couldn’t move beyond the original five-day target

And, of course, I’m a wimp.

National Novel Writing Month update: I won’t make the 50,000 word goal, but I’ve accomplished what I wanted. I’ve spent ‘quality’ time [i.e. good focused effort] on two writing projects.

Sometimes, you just need to lay down an insane, ‘stretch-yourself-beyond-comfort’ challenge.

Writers: It’s not too late. Join me. https://www.nanowrimo.org/

And hey, even if you crank out 20,000 words, that’s probably tons more than you had planned for this month.

This is an offshoot of my self-imposed ‘showing up’ challenge from three weeks ago. More on that later.

I appreciated this article on LifeHack.com. Perfect for retirees.

It not only gave me some new ideas on how to enjoy these years, but it reaffirmed the following:

#1 : Take a walk through the park speaks to my penchant for wandering.

#6: Learn how to bake. So much comfort and with a few of these skills, so many opportunities to not only fill your days, but to brighten someone else’s.

#7: Build something with your hands. To quote the author Grace Ghazarian: “There’s an innate need to create in all of us.”

#14: Try a new food. Oh yeah. Food is perhaps the easiest venue to an opportunity to ‘try new’.

And, on this Memorial Day 2019, a hearty nod of gratitude to those who gave their lives so we can savor a life of freedom and opportunity.

As I continue my wanderings in the neighborhood, I’m enjoying the early signs of spring.

It makes me savor the unhurried, yet methodical arrival of each season.

And, on this Memorial Day 2019,
a hearty nod of gratitude to those who gave their lives so we can savor a life of freedom and opportunity.