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Monthly Archives: November 2015

Bliss
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November 25, 2015 by Jean

I am generally a happy person. I lucked out in the personality sweepstakes and have the type of outlook described …
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Category: Emotional responses, Living | Tags: emotional responses to retirement, retirement, volunteer work, well-being
Citizenship, Civic Engagement, and Politics
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November 20, 2015 by Jean

Last month, I read Danielle Allen’s book Our Declaration (W.W. Norton, 2014) for a discussion with my retirees lunch group. …
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Category: Living, Maine, Reading, Time/Activities | Tags: 350.org, citizenship, civic engagement, climate change, Danielle Allen, Our Declaration, political action, political compromise
Teaching Senior College
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November 16, 2015 by Jean

This week, I am coming to the end of my first experience teaching a course at the local Senior College. …
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Category: Intellectual activity, Maine, Time/Activities | Tags: intellectual stimulation, lifelong learning, living in Maine, Maine Senior Colleges, retirement, time utilization, volunteer work
Not One Thing
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November 6, 2015 by Jean

Recently, I got into a conversation about retirement with an old acquaintance I ran into at the Sunday farmers’ market. …
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Category: Living, Retirement transition, Time/Activities | Tags: aging, life purpose, retirement, time utilization

I am Jean Potuchek, a professional sociologist who has just stepped into the next phase of my life, retirement, after more than thirty years of college teaching. This blog is about my experience of that new phase of life.

Please join me as I step into my future.

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