1.0Life by Larabeehttps://lifebylarabee.comDebra Larabeehttps://lifebylarabee.com/index.php/author/dylarabee/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="d5lc98kOHb"><a href="https://lifebylarabee.com/index.php/2022/07/08/retirement/">A New Voice Beckons (Again)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lifebylarabee.com/index.php/2022/07/08/retirement/embed/#?secret=d5lc98kOHb" width="600" height="338" title="“A New Voice Beckons (Again)” — Life by Larabee" data-secret="d5lc98kOHb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://lifebylarabee.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://lifebylarabee.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_1273-Copy-2-1024x926.jpg1024926Retirement is a time of rebuilding the self, not an occupation. There is a critical difference between who you are and what you do. For me, the hardest part of retirement has been resisting the urge to define myself by accomplishments, to check off some self-imposed to-do list each day. What remains when the job is gone?