I was going to talk about story arcs today but I've decided to talk about you ....

When you reach 60 and your world changes direction as you think about retirement and then retire, it's the golden years. We have done so much, maybe had a job/career, raised a family, experienced sadness and joy - achieved so much. It's time to give ourselves a pat on the back and say, 'Well done me.'

Time is now yours to decide what you want to do with the rest of your life. Go to those places you have always dreamed of, eat food you've never tried, go swimming in that lake, you are free of responsibilities - it's time to live your life as you always wanted.

Get out there and do it now AND WRITE. Always have a notebook with you to record moments of the human/nature/animal interactions which add validity to your words. Use your life to write YOUR STORIES.