Just joined so I'm introducing myself.
Watch this postI will be 67 next month and retired from the many different jobs in my working life. I guess that I didn’t ever find my calling. I went to university at age 59 but when it was over it was too late to launch a new career. I wanted to lecture but students don’t want to listen to old fogies, so sadly I put aside that idea and settled into life as an eccentric dog owner.
I live in a beautiful Lancashire valley surrounded by hills that demand they be walked/climbed, how could I refuse?
I would like to do a bit of cycle touring but a recent diagnosis of spondylosis and some hip pain means that I may not be doing a world tour anytime soon!
I’m keen to make some friends as I have been on my own for a very long time now, my daughters don’t bother much with me and I don’t have a partner.I didn’t expect to be so isolated at this time in my life, isn’t it strange the way family and friends seem to forget us when we get past 60?
I will pop in regularly and hope to strike up some friendships.
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Boredom is my problem but mainly due to over the past couple of years things have happened which has made me lose faith in human nature, so I am tending to hibernate. I am married (happily) thank goodness, have one son who is divorced, one granddaughter. I am in the North of England, midway between Durham and Newcastle.
My close friend died at only 64, we have/had two other sets of friends who have gone to live in Majorca, we can't even fly there from Newcastle between October and March. In 2014 I started a new branch of the U3A and am as proud as punch that I have personally changed the life of over 140 people, yet ironically, I have had some unhappiness from this project.
Reading through some other messages, it is clear, there are a lot of people have so many things to put up with and far from easy going lives. I am a Reiki Practitioner and Reflexologist, coming on here has sort of made me feel that I may just take this up again, I did this voluntary for a mental health organization and found the staff as well as the service users got a lot out of it, maybe I am wasting my talents! I am curious if anyone on here as actually ever tried Reiki and what you thought of it.
Muserseven, I hope the sun shines every day for you on holiday and your husband.
Keith
Have never tried Reiki but have heard our other daughter who is a nurse talk about it . Certainly would like to know more about it as mental health nurse is due to see my wife later this week
Should you have any reports on Reiki please pass them on as I suffer from arthritis.
Ray
I am also new to this so here goes!
My name is Fran and I live in London now. I've lived all over the country so can relate to many places. I am also a 'lapsed' reiki practioner who keeps thinking I should restart using it. I only did it for friends and family so not hugely experienced but found it worked.
Would love to get involved in chas/ community so keep me in the loop
Bless you
Don't give up.
I have been a member here now for the best part of three minutes so thought it was about time I left a message. Pity that I can't think of anything interesting to say, but i guess that good manners dictate that I should introduce myself. I am not sure how we deal with real names here so will leave that for now, but I am a single man living in Gateshead who will turn 60 in two days time. I am happy with my lot, but also maybe considering a little bit of a reboot.
Looking forward to meeting you all.
Lovely to hear from you. I had a good day on my birthday (just quiet drinks with my brother and sister) and a few days off work either side, which was nice.
In Gateshead the weather is drizzly.....always!!!.....I quite like it really.
Take care and keep in touch. it would be nice to know more about you.
Bob
Can you claim on council tax ?