It is not easy to maintain a sense of self and a sense of direction. The media and the commercialization of our society continually undermine it. Retirement throws us into a new world where we have to assert ourselves. Work is no longer our major source of identification.

Stress Is Not What Happens To Us | Sixty And…
Most of us speak of stress as though it is something outside of us. We say, “My job is stressing me out,” or “My family is causing me stress,” or “The news is making me crazy.” We talk as though stress comes flying at us from the outside world, lands


