Aging & Lowering Expectations: That Might Keep You Working into Your 80s

 "I gave up looking for The Big Score. And from gig assignments and operating a micro used furniture business I made enough to buy a mobile home as a getaway."

That's the voice of content aging. And when I hear it during a tarot reading I label it Lowering Expectations.  

It could solve the critical problem of needing additional income from work post age 65. That is, let go of chasing the power, influence and peak earnings of a former career. Until you do, employers and customer/clients for your enterprise will get the vibes that, yes, you expect too much. 

Lowering the bar also extends to so many other aspects of life when aging. For example, that to-do list. You set yourself up for cursing aging if you put deadlines on completing the items. The odds are you won't make those deadlines. You might "get tired" by late afternoon. 

There's also driving. No question, you're still competent. But maybe not for doing it at night or with too many left hand turns. Hint: Instead of turning left, turn right, do a U-turn and go straight. 

The biggest gain in contentment can be backing off from networking for worldly success. It becomes okay to enjoy casual encounters with "ordinary people." A real joy can be a good conversation. There can be so much wisdom exchanged. A joke among some aging is this: We wonder who'll we'll make friends with in the nursing home.


 

With the mindset of acceptance of new realities the wheel of fortune can seem to begin turning in your favor. A useful resource? The Buddhist classic "Radical Acceptance" by Tara Brach.

What's blocking this embrace of your present? It's downright un-American to not chase maximum outcomes. America is about The Big Score.

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