Seniors bravely following their dreams

[MadManofBethesda]

Originally Posted by newenglandgirl

There are a few sad stories mixed in, and these too might remind us to seize the day.

The Lives They Loved - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com

Carpe Diem is my motto.

[Happy in Wyoming]

Originally Posted by StealthRabbit

Looks interesting, but not for us stuck on 'pay-By_the_byte_dialup' (after a long wait / hung system, all I see is a few random pics).

I wish they would warn us when we poke a site that will hose our connection for the rest of the \day. Gonna have to move to town, or a blue state, they won't 'connect' us rural folks. Our vote is meaningless, when they can nab a zillion friends on facebook in a few minutes.

I live out in the sagebrush in the reddest of the red states. I have DSL.

[Art2ro]

Originally Posted by MadManofBethesda

Carpe Diem is my motto.

Bravo! Great motto! We did seize our moment and didn't look back! 14 yrs later, we are still enjoying our retirement!

[Art2ro]

Originally Posted by newenglandgirl

Just wanted to share some stories from the NYT of remarkable ordinary people, who passed this year (2011) and who followed their dreams no matter how modest or grand. Maybe their lives will inspire us to follow our dreams in 2012. There are a few sad stories mixed in, and these too might remind us to seize the day.

The Lives They Loved - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com

Great site and very touching! I've read at least more than half and still reading them to the very last picture!
We are very fortunate, because we're living our wonderful retirement just by a "Leap of Faith" not knowing the outcome of our decision to do so, but it all worked out, for now anyways and just getting better everyday!