Retirement: Time to Enjoy the Simple Pleasures!

Life in retirement gives you the flexibility and freedom to make some really great choices!

• give praise to the Lord, our father

• savor the joy of sharing life with the ones you love

• enjoy the beauty of nature and simple pleasures

• choose happiness at every angle

• use timeless wisdom

• share your beliefs

• embrace new opportunities

• strive to expand knowledge

• embrace the present, respect the past, and look forward to an amazing future

• be a blessing to others

• make your health a priority; live a healthy, active lifestyle!

This is the philosophy my husband and I strive to live by since we both recently retired and got married just two short years ago. What an incredible journey it has been already!

We enjoy simple pleasures like taking a few days to camp in the mountains even if it is just a short distance from home. There is nothing like spending a few days in the woods on a beautiful lake to enjoy hiking, cooking, and swimming in the lake. Waking up with my husband, Doug, in our Airstream with the whole day ahead of us to explore or do nothing is one of the most amazing pleasures of life!

As much as I enjoy fashion, I also enjoy wearing simple clothes to enjoy leisure activities on hot days in the summer! We set out in our most comfortable clothes for hiking to see a waterfall.

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Even Lili, our little dog, enjoyed exploring the woods and eagerly welcomed a walk in a small mountain stream to cool off from the heat.

We finally found the magical waterfall, complete with a swimming area at the bottom where families were enjoying playing together. The coolness of the air and smell of the fresh water brought me back to visits to the mountains as a child and during my kids' childhood years.

Like a kid, I had to kick off my shoes and get the full experience!

Now, can't you just feel that cold water on your feet? Simple pleasures.....we need more simple pleasures in life!