I had friends and relationships that tied me to the community. My daily routines were shifted. Someone should have given me some patience pills. Because I have none. Retirement is a journey.
Adventurers take change in stride, relishing new opportunities to grow.
Searchers, by far the largest group of retirees, are a little more apprehensive. They are willing to change routines and lifestyles, but may have to try several paths before finding one that they like. Continuers and retreaters try to avoid change at all costs. Retreaters, on the other hand, will disengage from life, pulling themselves into a cocoon rather than face new environments or rules. But we applied these categories, boxed them into labels.