Reflections

Notes from our first year of retirement, travel, transition, faith, and the quiet work of paying attention.

Lessons from an Unexpected Alarm Clock

Sunrise on a North Florida beach. Featured in Lessons from an unexpected alarm clock

The 6:00 a.m. unexpected alarm clock. This past Monday was the final day of our ten day trip through Charleston,…

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When the Tide Pulls Back

I woke up this morning at our VRBO on the Florida Atlantic Coast to a gray sky and a gray…

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Defining Unscripted

A stairway covered in moss and vines in Charleston used to illustrate defining unscripted

Un·script·ed /ˌənˈskriptəd/ adjective Said or delivered without a prepared script; impromptu. Living without a fully prepared plan. I’m writing this…

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Retirement, Unscripted

A man and woman at sunset on the Caribbean Sea. They are the authors of the website Retirement Unscripted,

Retirement, Unscripted is our first year living life after the alarm clock. We’re Michael and Catherine, recently retired, married 20…

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