I've heard many people discuss privately what to do with the "extra generation" of life which increased longevity and improved health affords us; this book brings these widespread private conversations into public view and chronicles a range of pathways to personal fulfillment in the later years. It links the stories to current research on aging and health, and makes a compelling case for active aging as a time of exceptional freedom and discovery.
Expect to be moved and inspired. Reading the book will expand your expectations for a high quality of life for decades to come, and challenge you to discover and live into the abundance that this extra generation of life makes possible.
My Time is not a "how to" on retiring. It gives insights into life changes that start in your 50s and urges readers to find happiness and fulfillment through interests they may have postponed because of obligations to small children or careers. With three small children and not a lot of time of my own, I now look forward to My Time and understand the title! The title refers NOT to being selfish, but rather to a time in your life when you most likely don't have the same daily obligations to young kids, career or family. It's like being a teen-ager again! Really. Author Abigail Trafford even address this in a section called second adolescence.
The message of this book is take advantage of this time that you have, live a lot and don't think "I should have done "xyz". Just do it -- Whether that means spending more time with your grandchildren or scaling Mount Everest. The book's premise is that it' s not like decades ago when people died much younger. Now you can retire at 65, but you may live another 30 years. What are going to do with that time? This book will give you ideas and will also help you through the sometimes difficult transitions. I highly recommend this well-written book by Abigail Trafford.