Thursday, June 29, 2006

We all need a purpose in retirement!

We are parked in our favorite site, cleaning the rig, Hugh washing the Mother's wheels. And the site next to us gets a new tenant. We met Luetta and Lloyd, newly retired, and deciding to full time in their lovely Windsor motor coach.

Lloyd shares with us how lost he feels, having no sense of purpose, no reason to get out of bed in the morning. "Some people think I'm lucky, but I don't feel it. I have all the money I want, but it doesn't help this empty feeling inside of me."

It is hard to understand how this could be true, especially with all the media, investors telling us what a wonderful thing retirement is! We all need to feel needed and that we have a purpose! Ain't it great!