Life Outside the Law
Don’t Call It Retirement—
It’s the Next Wave!
BY ROSEMARY EBNER POMEROY I decided to close the Law Offices of Rosemary Ebner Pomeroy on June 1, 2018. It’s the start of 2020, and I still have a few matters left to complete. I’ve even taken on a few interesting adoption cases in the last few months, as a courtesy to former clients and some dear colleagues, as well as to feel like I still have skin in the game. So, folks, what is retirement like for someone like me? I hope to give you an answer to this question, with a few amusing anecdotes, and a few words about navigating the peaks and valleys of this next life chapter.
A few months ago, I was running errands in the Worthington area. I heard a familiar voice shout out, “How’s retirement?” I was just about to give a short but informed answer, but the friend didn’t wait for it. I guess it was more of a greeting to her. I tried to yell out, “Don’t do it!” but this friend had simply turned the corner on her own journey of errands. I guess for starters, I simply cringe when I hear the word retirement. How about any other label, such as “the next wave,” “the sequel,” “a different path,” or even a “new journey.” Retirement sounds like a literary term in a novel, basically for going to sleep. It’s an awful term, and really diminishes your self-worth.
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