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Little Star

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12. No ideas on how to motivate on getting out of the house...

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 08:48 PM

Oct 2018

nor do I want any. I worked two jobs the better part of my life, one full time and then waitress work part time mostly on Fri and/or Sat nights and Sunday afternoons. I also spent years going to Alanon inbetween and had a wonderful sponsor. I'm now happy to be unmotivated. But I'm in my seventies so there's that.

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Fellow retirees, do you sometimes have difficulty motivating yourself [View all] raccoon Oct 2018 OP

I go walking in my neighborhood park. greymattermom Oct 2018 #1

I have the same problem. AJT Oct 2018 #2

Yes, but partly because my house is beautifully situated on the banks of a river, elleng Oct 2018 #3

Not just sometimes, but almost always. Guilt works for me a little bit. n/t Tess49 Oct 2018 #4

Definitely. And I am ok with that alfie Oct 2018 #5

I spent most of my life Polly Hennessey Oct 2018 #6

Not retired yet, but following this post because I can see myself being that way. woodsprite Oct 2018 #7

No problem motivating myself! WestMichRad Oct 2018 #8

You need to try some new activities you might really enjoy; marybourg Oct 2018 #9

Volunteer and hobbies pbmus Oct 2018 #10

I need to motivate myself to not be so busy. Just don't have the time! Canoe52 Oct 2018 #11

No ideas on how to motivate on getting out of the house... Little Star Oct 2018 #12

Yes, but that's in large part because I am quite content to do nothing. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2018 #13