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@kathyatthebeach: For so many years, being needed was woven into my everyday life. Work needed me. Family needed me. There was always something to solve, somewhere to be, someone depending on me. Retirement changed that rhythm. And while I truly love having more freedom and more control over my time, there are moments when I still notice the absence of being needed in the same way. I think that’s one of the quieter identity shifts in retirement. We spend decades tying usefulness to value, and then suddenly the roles change. I’m learning that being needed and being valuable are not the same thing. You can still matter deeply even when fewer people are asking something from you. And maybe part of this next chapter is figuring out who we are when we’re no longer measuring ourselves by how much everyone else needs us. 💛 Has that been part of your retirement transition too?#retirement #retirementreflections #newchapter #retiredlife #over60

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lukematthews75
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There’s an old proverb that I heard frequently growing up. I had to remind myself of it from time to time when I started to feel exhausted and spent. It goes, in English: “the useful tool is soon worn out.” Now, in retirement, I’ve put myself in a toolbox where others can’t get to me and learning I don’t have to do anything to be me.
2026-09-10 10:24:38
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tm1565
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It took me a couple years to figure it out. I am needed by ME. I am taking up new hobbies and interests. I am spending more time with my grandchildren. I am learning that spending a day doing NOTHING is worth EVERYTHING.
2026-08-28 22:22:50
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