Saturday, March 24, 2012

Discovering The Importance Of Relationships In Your Twilight Years

By Jayde Johannsen


Getting older gives people a new perspective about things especially with relationships in your twilight years. There is no official date when the twilight period starts for anybody, but whether it is as young as 50 to as old as 70, one will be able to tell on their own once it has descended upon them.

At this particular time in your life, you will find that relations you have with people will play a very important role. This goes for many kinds of relationships. This could be between you and brothers and sisters, the interactions you have with coworkers in the past, friends, a spouse, or a lover. It is important because at this time you are probably retired and have to find more meaning in the day-to-day things that you do.

When you eventually retire, it will have its advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are that you will have more free time to do things that you enjoy such as quilting or getting in a full round of golf every day. Meaning to life will come in the form of leisure activities and meeting new people during this period.

The disadvantage is that you may start to feel like there is too much empty time to fill and you start to get bored. Since you are so used to working, you may start to feel like what you are doing is not productive to others. Relationships and nurturing them, is very important during this time for you to feel fulfilled.

Some retired people may decide to do charitable work to make themselves feel more productive and useful, aside from their regular hobbies. Volunteering at a children's home or a soup kitchen can give any person a feeling of worth. Working with people who have the same heart and principles can be very satisfying.

There are associations that you can join with other people where you can share skills and meet people with same interests. Retired women might join a quilting club. Men may join a mechanics club where they tinker with cars and motorbikes. Discovering new relationships with people with the same hobbies can make you feel more relevant and productive.

Building these relationships in your twilight years can definitely help in keeping you feel active and relevant at this part of life. The last thing you want is to feel like you have no more purpose to others, and this is something you can turn around on your own by being able to identify what other activities interest you and how you can use personal skills to help others.




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