I’m a 68 year old male from the UK and now fully retired. I was married for 35 years and about 10 years ago split up from my wife who divorced me. This was the best thing that happened to me although not my choice instigated by my wife, as divorces statistically are started by…
I enlisted in the military in 1966 and volunteered for Vietnam. I had what was called the “John Wayne syndrome” I wanted to go to war, fight, and be a hero. There is a saying in the military that they never give you what you want. Since I volunteered for Vietnam, they sent me to…
The first time I was in Thailand was in 2007. I did not think very much of it back then in some ways, but in others I loved it. That is the truth of it. I was posted there by my company to transition the office in Bangkok out of Thailand to Singapore, and I…
I should start by saying that I have always been someone who knew what he wanted in life. More importantly, I have always been someone who went out and made sure I got it. When I was younger, in my 20s and 30s, I built a successful business in property development back in the UK….
I think that I was having a midlife crisis. I was going on 45 and had recently been made redundant from work, and all I could think about was the feeling that I needed a new purpose, a new meaning, and a new calling in life. I dedicated my whole working life, ever since I…
To the guys who have shared their stories, I feel your pain. I am no different. We all took a leap that most people only fantasise about, but most people do not have the courage to make it. We went for it, but we did not succeed. In my view, the reason came down to…
My life collapsed for the first time on 1 October 2010. I came home from work one day and found that my wife had packed up her things and those of our two children. She told me she was leaving for her mother’s home and wanted a divorce. It came completely out of the blue….
One of my fondest memories of growing up was listening to the stories my grandfather told me about the time he spent in Southeast Asia. That was a long time ago, and even longer ago now that my grandfather is no longer here, but I would like to thank him for giving me a sense…
Retiring Early and Searching for a New Purpose The best way to describe my life is as a series of ups and downs. Things started out well, and I had far more ups than downs for a long time. I thought that was how my life would continue, but unfortunately that was not how things…