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Ah, the sizzling hot August weather continues here in Austin.

I’ve discovered a great way to deal with the heat is to get up extra early, and for me who loves the early morning hours . . . well, that translates into really early.

My drive downtown today was prior to the sun’s arrival. Minimal traffic was on MoPac. I simply cruised along, enjoying the drive with the car windows open wide.

The openness of the windows plus the refreshing morning air encouraged me to be open to the experience of my early-morning workout.

Brisk walking and swimming at Deep Eddy Pool were on my agenda.

At Deep Eddy Pool, I was greeted by signs honoring Deep Eddy Pool for its long, rich history, stretching back to 1915.

Deep Eddy Pool’s cool waters first warmly greeted my feet. For just a brief moment, I dangled my feet in the invigorating water.

And then, I simply took the plunge, sliding into the enveloping embrace of the cool water.

At first, my breath was taken away by the sensation of the water’s coolness; however, after a few strokes, my body adjusted and I swam, feeling refreshed and invigorated by the experience Deep Eddy Pool was providing me.

I love swimming. It keeps me focused on moving my body through the water, synchronizing my breathing with the strokes and in keeping my eyes focused directly on what is before me.

This morning the Deep Eddy Pool’s experience awakened me more fully to the rich experience in honoring life’s history.

Yeah, I’m in my plus 50 years. I’m in what some would call my retirement years.

To be quite honest, I’ve struggled in using the r word . . . retirement.

In fact, I’ve been resisting it.

Why?

Because the retirement-years stories I’ve told myself throughout much of my life don’t match with the experiences I’m looking to have in my retirement years.

My role models for the retirement years were my grandmother and her peers and my mother and dad and their peers.

This morning when sliding into the cool waters of Deep Eddy Pool, I let go of a resistance I had to using the r word for me.

Me . . . in retirement? What does it mean?

Well, I’m creating new stories for myself, enabling me to step into my retirement years empowered in living and doing the work that demonstrates my heart’s joyful loving.

You might say through the art of crafting new retirement-age stories, I’m re-defining and re-inventing myself in my Act 3, consciously choosing to live in an awakened state to the magnificence and rich history of my ordinary life.

I recently read in the Austin magazine Tribeza an article by 30-something Clayton Christopher, the Founder of Sweet Leaf Tea and Co-Creator Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka.

Clayton wrote, While I serve on the board of Sweet Leaf Tea, I no longer run the day-to-day operations, which has given me time to pursue other dreams, including co-founding Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka . . . When I told my friends about our plans to start Deep Eddy, many asked why I wasn’t using my new found freedom to sail around the world or move to some faraway white, sandy beach to surf. My answer? If retirement is about spending more time doing what you love, then I’m retired.

Thank you, Clayton, for your 30-something wisdom; me, the guy, in his plus 50 years can warmly embrace your concept of retirement.

Yes, in my retirement years, I’m spending more time doing the work I love.

So perhaps now you can better understand why Deep Eddy and I have a special bond . . . you might say, the two old guys are having a sizzling affair, doing work they love to do.

Loving you,

Robert, aka Bob

Ah, the sizzling hot August weather continues here in Austin.

I’ve discovered a great way to deal with the heat is to get up extra early, and for me who loves the early morning hours . . . well, that translates into really early.

My drive downtown today was prior to the sun’s arrival. Minimal traffic was on MoPac. I simply cruised along, enjoying the drive with the car windows open wide.

The openness of the windows plus the refreshing morning air encouraged me to be open to the experience of my early-morning workout.

Brisk walking and swimming at Deep Eddy Pool were on mba college in punjab my agenda.

At Deep Eddy Pool, I was greeted by signs honoring Deep Eddy Pool for its long, rich history, stretching back to 1915.

Deep Eddy Pool’s cool waters first warmly greeted my feet. For just a brief moment, I dangled my feet in the invigorating water.

And then, I simply took the plunge, sliding into the enveloping embrace of the cool water.

At first, my breath was taken away by the sensation of the water’s coolness; however, after a few strokes, my body adjusted and I swam, feeling refreshed and invigorated by the experience Deep Eddy Pool was providing me.

I love swimming. It college in punjab keeps me focused on moving my body through the water, synchronizing my breathing with the strokes and in keeping my eyes focused directly on what is before me.

This morning the Deep Eddy Pool’s experience awakened me more fully to the rich experience in honoring life’s history.

Yeah, I’m in my plus 50 years. I’m in what some would call my retirement years.

To be quite honest, I’ve struggled in using the r word . . . retirement.

In fact, I’ve been resisting it.

Why?

Because the retirement-years stories I’ve told myself throughout much of my life don’t match with the experiences I’m looking to have college punjab india in my retirement years.

My role models for the retirement years were my grandmother and her peers and my mother and dad and their peers.

This morning when sliding into the cool waters of Deep Eddy Pool, I let go of a resistance I had to using the r word for me.

Me . . . in retirement? What does it mean?

Well, I’m creating new stories for myself, enabling me to step into my retirement years empowered in living and doing the work that demonstrates my heart’s joyful loving.

You might say through the art of crafting new retirement-age stories, I’m re-defining and re-inventing mba college in india myself in my Act 3, consciously choosing to live in an awakened state to the magnificence and rich history of my ordinary life.

I recently read in the Austin magazine Tribeza an article by 30-something Clayton Christopher, the Founder of Sweet Leaf Tea and Co-Creator Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka.

Clayton wrote, While I serve on the board of Sweet Leaf Tea, I no longer run the day-to-day operations, which has given me time to pursue other dreams, including co-founding Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka . . . When I told my friends about our plans to start Deep Eddy, many asked college in india why I wasn’t using my new found freedom to sail around the world or move to some faraway white, sandy beach to surf. My answer? If retirement is about spending more time doing what you love, then I’m retired.

Thank you, Clayton, for your 30-something wisdom; me, the guy, in his plus 50 years can warmly embrace your concept of retirement.

Yes, in my retirement years, I’m spending more time doing the work I love.

So perhaps now you can better understand why Deep Eddy and I have a special bond . . . you might say, the two old guys are having mba college punjab india a sizzling affair, doing work they love to do.

Loving you,

Robert, aka