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Successful Retirement Hinges on Stimulating LifestylePALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Palm Springs was like a movie set. It was so perfect, no wonder people are happy to move there. We set up the bus on Canyon Drive, the main drag.

As the sun set and the air cooled, sidewalks filled with passing people, many of whom stopped and asked what we were doing and what we were trying to accomplish. They were also happy to tell me their stories.

A woman stopped with her children. She said one of the signs on the side of the bus had caught her attention: “Seniors are America’s most untapped resource.” She recently lost her mother and she talked lovingly of how it had been a privilege to care for her.

She also talked about how hard it had been. Caring for her mother also gave her children the chance to spend time with their grandmother and hear her stories.

This kind woman’s daughter was glowing when she spoke of her grandmother. This sharing is so important and something many families don’t have the opportunity to experience.

I also spoke with a gentleman who had a cute little pooch with him. He said he loved being retired and that life could not be better because he and his wife kept active in their community.

When his wife emerged from a shop and joined us, she concurred that retirement was the best thing that could have happened to them.

A successful retirement often hinges on maintaining a stimulating lifestyle that keeps you connected with people. The lesson that I’m learning over and over is that sharing and giving are also secret ingredients to remaining vital and vigorous in retirement.

In the desert: Dr. Marion arrives in Phoenix.




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