| You've worked all your life and now you are looking | | | | with little ones? Would you enjoy becoming part of a |
| forward to retirement. How will you spend your time? | | | | peer counseling group, supporting others in being all |
| Many people have not created balance in their lives | | | | they can be? Would you receive satisfaction from |
| between work and play, so when it comes to leisure | | | | becoming involved with groups that are helping the |
| time or retirement, they don't know what to do with | | | | environment, helping the homeless, helping battered |
| their time. If you no longer have to work, or you are | | | | women and battered families, or helping abused |
| working less, here are five areas that you can attend | | | | children? Perhaps you would love to be involved with |
| to regarding how you spend your time. | | | | supporting the arts? |
| Physical Health | | | | There are many fulfilling ways of giving and now you |
| Consider joining a gym, getting on a regular exercise | | | | have an opportunity to discover which ways bring you |
| program, taking up a sport, taking dance lessons, and | | | | joy. |
| or learning yoga or tai chi. Leisure years can be filled | | | | Creativity |
| with aliveness if you take excellent care of your health. | | | | Being involved in creative activities is one of the most |
| Do some research on nutrition and learn how to | | | | fulfilling ways of spending time. What have you always |
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| on achieving a high level of health, even in your later | | | | paint, or make ceramic pots? Do you want to learn to |
| years. You might have years to live so you might as | | | | work in wood, carving or making furniture? Have you |
| well learn how to live them in a vital and healthy way! | | | | always wanted to try your hand at writing, perhaps |
| Emotional and Spiritual Growth | | | | writing poetry, a novel, or a screenplay? Do you want |
| If you had not given much attention to your emotional | | | | to become an excellent chef? Maybe you want to |
| and spiritual health - to the journey of your soul - now | | | | learn more about interior design and home decorating? |
| is a good time to do it. Now you have the time to read | | | | Perhaps you want to create a beautiful garden or |
| the excellent and inspiring books on achieving inner | | | | learn about flower arranging? Have you always |
| peace and joy. You have the time to attend lectures, | | | | wanted to learn more about jewelry making, weaving, |
| workshop and seminars on healing the beliefs that | | | | needlepoint, sewing or knitting? |
| may be limiting you, on connecting with your personal | | | | Now is a great time to discover what creative |
| spiritual Guidance, and on taking loving care of yourself | | | | activities being you inner peace and joy. |
| and sharing your love with others. | | | | Play |
| If you have never been introspective and taken the | | | | You might find that your physical activities - golf, |
| time to get to know your self on the inner level, now is | | | | bowling, and so on are the ways you play. Or your |
| a great time! | | | | creative activities may be the ways you play. You |
| Giving to Others | | | | might also want to find other ways to play, such as |
| The most fulfilled people in life are those who find | | | | playing board games, card games, or doing puzzles. |
| ways of giving to others and to the planet. If you have | | | | You might enjoy computer games or the many games |
| had to work hard all your life, you might not have had | | | | that are available through TV. |
| the time to volunteer or find other ways of helping. | | | | Don't let your leisure years be boring and unfulfilling. If |
| Now you have the time to explore what ways of | | | | you do not have to work, you have great opportunities |
| giving really bring you joy. Would you enjoy | | | | to develop yourself in so many ways! |
| volunteering at a day care center, sharing your love | | | | |