Purpose

 Our purpose in life gets us leaping out of bed in the morning! Our purpose causes us to breathe deeply and feel an innate sense of satisfaction. Our purpose sets our course and direction. Our purpose makes us feel alive no matter what our age.

Well, it does if we know what it is and we live congruently with it...

Early retirement has been found to be a risk factor for premature death*. The BMJ study concludes ‘...mortality was higher in employees who retired at 55 than in those who continued working’.

When other risk factors have been discounted, the question has to be asked whether those retiring still have a strong sense of purpose in their lives?

*(American Journal of Epidemiology, March 2008 and BMJ  2005;331:995 (29 October) published 21 October 2005)