Retirement is the Time to Lighten Up and Live Life Lightly

You retire and wonder what life will be like withoutIf something is worrying you about someone's
the routine of work. Lighten up and realize there isbehaviour or something they said, don't let it become
more to life than just the work you retired from.a huge issue. Just decide retirement is a time to
You have to now let go of all the stress of workLighten up!
too. The overwhelm of having too much to do, theEither go and speak to the people about the problem
stress of dealing with customers or work-mates whoand together decide how to resolve the difficulty.
and the frustration of things not happening the wayMake the solution into a win-win solution for both of
you want them to.you, or just let it go, let it turn into a bubble and
Retirement is the time to lighten up and not take lifeblow it away.
too seriously. Sometimes things can get completelyGet the issue into proportion against the background
out of proportion. Small annoyances can becomeof the big picture of your life. Ask yourself if it really
major issues. Remember what it was like at workmatters. When you realize only your pride was hurt
when some small problem got blown up out of allyou can then acknowledge the other person might
proportion and turned into a major incident.be right too, shake hands and move on with the rest
Disputes may still happen even when you haveof your life.
retired form work. There may be disagreementsLighten up and float away from whatever was
between neighbours, friends or relations and thesebothering you.
may be blown up out of all proportion.