{"id":8119,"date":"2024-06-20T09:01:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T09:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=8119"},"modified":"2024-06-20T14:24:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T14:24:57","slug":"stories-about-what-retirement-really-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=8119","title":{"rendered":"Stories About What Retirement Really Means"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some see it as a state of stillness. A second childhood. A new chapter. The opportunity to live life rather than merely make a living. Some described it as hell. For others, it has been heaven.<\/p>\n

We asked readers to submit their stories of retirement, and almost 1,500 of you responded.<\/p>\n

The responses make it clear that retirement is not just one thing. It could be doing nothing, relishing quiet moments in the morning to linger over coffee or walk the dog without rushing. Or it could be an opportunity for reinvention by embracing a new focus in life \u2014 perhaps even another form of work, but one with greater satisfaction.<\/p>\n

For some responders, retirement has meant freedom or liberation. Many considered themselves lucky. Some were frank about needing time to adjust, saying retirement felt like \u201cjumping off a cliff.\u201d For at least one responder, it has been \u201ca black hole.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Here is a selection of your retirement stories. The responses have been lightly edited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Kris Kruid<\/span>Sarah Rice for The New York Times<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Gallatin Gateway, Mont., and Traverse City, Mich.<\/p>\n