New & Rediscovered Passions in Later Life
A Guide to Picking a Post-Career Hobby
away to focus on your career. Perhaps you were once a chess fanatic, and today you find your board gathering dust from lack of use. Now is the perfect time to rediscover those once-beloved activities. WHAT HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO DO? Discovering new hobbies is just as rewarding as rekindling old ones. Have you ever heard about a pastime and thought, “I’d love to do that, if only I had the time”? Former NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe opened a winery after retiring from football. While you probably don’t have the financial resources of a professional athlete, there’s nothing stopping you from pursuing a newfound passion at the same velocity as the footballs Bledsoe threw. IS THERE A CAUSE YOU WANT TO SUPPORT? Volunteer work can be incredibly fulfilling, especially when you have the time and energy to devote to it. Many older adults find that giving back to the community adds meaning and purpose to their lives. The best way to figure out how to donate your time is to think about a cause dear to your heart. From there, find a reputable organization that supports said cause, and see what you can do to help.
Aside from financial concerns, the No. 1 question that most impending
and recent retirees struggle to answer is how they will
fill up all their time. While spending time with family and relaxing are priorities for most folks entering the post-career chapter of their lives, these aren’t enough to fill up the bulk of your newly acquired free time. Cultivating a hobby is a great use of your time at any age, but
especially during retirement. As Dick Van Dyke once said, “To me, retirement means doing what you have fun doing.” Here are three questions to help you discover a hobby that’s right for you.
Retirement is the perfect opportunity to throw yourself head-first into something you’re passionate about. So what are you waiting for?
DO YOU HAVE A DORMANT PASSION? Work has a tendency to put our other interests on the back burner. Maybe you painted for pleasure during college but put the canvas
Finding Common Ground We often think about children when we think about a fear of coming to the dentist, but dental anxiety is not age-specific. Our elderly population has unique challenges. We work with many patients who are 65 and older, and making them feel comfortable is always a priority. We strive to make each patient feel positive about their dental experience.
To Overcome a Fear of the Dentist
directions,” Dr. Livingston recalls. He went on to ask about the patients’ favorite summer and winter hobbies, and they found out they all share a love of snowmobiles and motorcycles. It’s positive experiences like these that keep patients coming back to Livingston Dental. Our staff works with patients to find out how we can help them feel more comfortable about coming to the dentist. Finding out what we have in common is one of the ways we help our patients worry less about their dental visits. After all, we’re more concerned with what we have in common than how we’re different. Have you had a good experience at Livingston Dental? We appreciate your referrals! Refer your friends and family for a chance to win a quarterly prize and a yearly prize. When you refer someone to Livingston Dental, you’ll be entered into the drawing for that quarter and the yearly drawing. Don’t miss your chance to win! Refer your friends and family to Livingston Dental today. Call our office at 307-885-4337 if you have any questions.
We have several tools at our disposal to help manage our patients’ anxiety. We can use nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, to make it easier to relax. We also have cartoons and music that you can enjoy while our staff are helping your teeth get shiny and clean. Recently, Dr. Livingston saw a patient who was feeling nervous about seeing the dentist, and it was putting his mother on edge too. They both walked into the appointment feeling anxious. Thankfully, Dr. Livingston was able to find common ground. When he found out the family owns a business selling RV equipment for lawn care, he mentioned that he was looking to purchase a riding lawn mower. “I asked about the ones they have and what they use at home, and they started telling me all about it — how it’s a zero-radius and has arms rather than a steering wheel, which allows it to nimbly change
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