I have always viewed life in terms of life seasons. Eric Thurman has written a guide to help retirees gain the most of their “third season.”
However, Thrive in Retirement: Simple Secrets for Being Happy for the Rest of Your Life offers timeless wisdom is well-inspired, practical and of tremendous value for folks in every life season.
Simply reading the twelve easy chapters and bonus content offers a lot of perspective and helps instill a strong balance of body, spirit and soul. The result is a foundation that improves attitude, health, money, relationships, and more.
I was fortunate enough to get an advance copy of Thrive in Retirement and offering an unbiased review here.
Retirement is a Season – and You Should Thrive in it
Thurman wastes little time before laying it all out there. As he says:
Retirement is no longer a short pause between work and the grave. It is now a long, major stage of life, because never before in human history have so many people lived decades beyond their working years.
On the surface, this seems great. However, as I have heard from many retirees, the ideal retirement is not a state of being in a constant weekend mode. This is the thrust of Thrive in Retirement: that we must think about how our happily ever after can really happen.
And, although the book speaks specifically to those planning their “third season” (childhood and adulthood being the first two), it’s much more. In Thrive in Retirement, Eric Thurman seeks to help readers get the most out of every season of life. It’s packed with practical and timeless advice that’s inspired by countless sources of applicable wisdom, and is a must read for anyone who is ready to take control and define the rest of their life.
Living Fully Through All the Years that Remain for You
We’d all be well to adopt the personal mantra of “live fully through all the years that remain for you.” Throughout the book, Thurman speaks to caring for your five vital signs: Mind, Body, Spirit, Relationships, Soul, and Finances. In ensuring proper wellness for each of those vital components, we are able to commit ourselves to going after the full picture without fear.
In addition to the practical advice in these areas, Thurman draws on inspiration from notable figures, like Henry David Thoreau, Frankl, Lao Tsu, Henri Nouwen, C. K. Chesterton, and Billy Graham. He also peppers in quotes from the likes of Bobby “The Brain” Heenan (that’s a big win in my mind), Weird Al Yankovic, Neil Postman, and Satchel Paige. And, of course, there are a dozen or so passages of Scripture, specifically from Ecclesiastes, John, Hebrews, Isaiah, Psalms, and more.
Steer Toward Greater Happiness
We all like to think we can go forth in confidence. In reality, though, it’s not always easy. There are many times in life we are enduring aimless drifting to somewhere beyond our control. Thrive in Retirement is a book that will inspire and equip you to take back the controls. It will instill you with a balance of purpose, pleasure, and peace.
Those are rare commodities in today’s world.
As he says, there are many “people who slowly sink as their life moves downriver. Others merely stay afloat.” If you’re looking for a good read to help stave off that sort of ever after, order your copy of Eric Thurman’s Thrive in Retirement, and “sail forward with purpose.”