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Monthly Archives: May 2016

The Unexpected Flowering of New Friendships
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May 31, 2016 by Jean

When I contemplated retirement, I expected it to be a time for the flowering of friendship. I was looking forward …
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Category: Aging, Social relationships | Tags: aging, friendship, retirement, single women, social relationships
Racing Toward Summer
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May 18, 2016 by Jean

In Maine’s sped-up version of spring, you wait and wait and wait for spring to arrive and then everything happens …
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Category: garden, Living, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, retirement, senior college, time utilization
Becoming Who We Really Are
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May 10, 2016 by Jean

Recently, I’ve been thinking about how the retirement years can provide us with an opportunity to become more who we …
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Category: Aging, Time/Activities | Tags: Abraham Maslow, hierarchy of needs, retirement, self-actualization, well-being

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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