Retirement is a big word and event in our society. What it means to each person reflects their life to date, how they have lived, what degree of success, satisfaction, and purpose they have experienced in their working life. Retirement, for many, holds aspirations, dreams, and expectations of a ‘better’ life after their working life has ended.
In July 2023 in Australia the retirement age to receive a government age pension was increased to 67 years for those born from the 1st January 1957 or later. In many companies the retirement age is set, or the job is made redundant if the person doesn’t retire of their own accord. Recently in Paris and other French towns there have been protests (with some of the largest unions taking part) over government pension reforms to raise the retirement age to 64. There can be a sense of entitlement to be rewarded at the end of a working life with a pension. Continue reading “Purpose after Retirement”