by wayne.karatsu | Jun 3, 2023 | Retire
As we age, our lifestyles and routines change. We retire from our jobs, our children move out of our homes and our social circles may shrink. But owning a dog can ease this transition and provide seniors with a variety of benefits, from companionship to improved...
by wayne.karatsu | Sep 6, 2022 | Retire
Introduction Scientific research into music therapy, especially for seniors, is a fairly new discipline. It was established as a profession only after World War II. But like music itself, music therapy has been around much longer than that. It is now believed that...
by wayne.karatsu | Jul 28, 2022 | Retire
Like many of you, I attended several motivational seminars in my 20’s and 30’s to try to find success in my personal and professional life. Those were the days before the internet, so they were all in person (although there might have been some on VHS or...
by wayne.karatsu | May 25, 2022 | Retire
When I retired three years ago, someone told me that there’s a law that says that you have to take up pickleball after you retire. I had no idea what pickleball was at the time, but about two years ago a friend introduced me to the sport. Now I think that it...
by wayne.karatsu | Apr 21, 2022 | Retire
Ikigai is a Japanese word that consists of two characters: “iki” – which means to live, and “gai” – which means reason. In English, it roughly translates to “the meaning of your life.” It has been described as the reason that you...
by wayne.karatsu | Jan 27, 2022 | Retire
Welcome to Your Inspired Retirement, a community of active, motivated retirees (and others) that are inspired and inspiring others to create a better life and a better world. My name is Wayne Karatsu and I started this blog after retiring from a 39 year career in the...
