When one of the participants in our 3rd Act workshop had to leave to take a call from the White House, we knew we were with a very special group of people! Recently, we held a workshop for over 50 employees of the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC, to help them plan their 3rd […]
I found myself in conversation with a friend discussing the second edition of a professional book released last year. I commented that updating the book had not been a part of my plan for my third act, but it was a professional legacy. That conversation started me thinking more about my legacy and how I […]
As Jewelle was preparing to retire as Director of Grants & Community Initiatives at Horizons Foundation to devote full time to her writing career, we interviewed her to learn about her experience in preparation for this transition both practically and emotionally. We share her perspectives below. The 3rd Act: What motivated your decision to retire […]
Recently I spent five days at Sea Ranch with my writing group. We have been writing together on a regular basis for twenty years and decided recently to review and compile our work and to do it during at our yearly retreat. We reviewed our writing, we laughed and talked, drank good wine and wondered […]
We welcome guest bloggers, Dewey and Susan Watson: “We are among the first Boomers, born at the very beginning of that post-war explosion of fecundity. We have been on the cusp of cultural change all our lives, continually influenced by the last generation while experiencing our own. This next phase of our lives is no […]
We welcome guest blogger, Ruth Cox: In 2012 as Esalen celebrates its 50th year, I’ve been reflecting on how this extraordinary home of the human potential movement has paralleled our own lives in direct and indirect ways. What a lovely synchronicity that The 3rd Act is also entering the new year with a two-day inner exploration and […]
My dog, Wyatt, just had his birthday. Since he has been my main companion for the last 8 years, I was thinking this morning how this little creature has given me such daily joy. Wyatt is a small white fluffy dog, my first lap dog. I don’t think I will ever be able to return […]
I went to France to visit family during the month of August. It was a wonderful time full of adventures with my granddaughters, late night chats with my daughter and fun household projects. I feel very at home in France. I speak a little French, which helps me feel a part of the little village […]
“I thought you were retired and not working any more. Why did you go back to having an office?” asked one of my friends. I recently moved my office from a comfy but large home office to a small office sub-let from a financial planning firm. It was not an easy decision to move my […]
We welcome our guest blogger, Meredith Stout: Fourteen years ago, in my early sixties, and without much direction, I was dabbling in art and doing some free-lance photography. At the same time, I was increasingly dismayed by the social injustices around me and wanted to use my love of photography to somehow make a difference […]
