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Nita Rizzo, gardener
Roger McDonald, judge
Joel Rubin, lecturer
Catherine Jensen, knitting
Roberta Lerman, art in- Alice Dexter, head of Se- Archie Ossin, new Matcha Javier Caballero, volunteer
structor and writer nior Advocates product for Hospice of the Comforter
By Myrna Ossin
Retirement years can be
challenging, especially, if
at 65. you quit your job,
lose your support group at
your work, empty your daily
activity schedule, and don't
have something to look for-
ward to do when you awake.
Isolation, inactivity, and
loss of social connections
can be a big blow. There are
many ways to meet these
challenges. Some people
just continue to do their
work even after retirement
age. They may volunteer or
still get paid doing what they
love, maybe on a reduced
work schedule or on their
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terms. Roger McDonald, was
a lawyer, then a judge for
many years. He now works
only a few days a month judg-
ing special cases. Roberta
Lerman always did art. She
recently combined her art
with writing children's books
and still teaches art at the
Maitland Senior Center on
Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. for
a minimal fee of just $5 a
class. Archie Ossin declared
that when he retired he
could go to the gym, but
the gym didn't have any bar
bells for his brain. He now
works with a daughter and a
son, both business brokers,
selling ongoing businesses.
Just recently they launched
a business selling Healing
Butterfly products, includ-
ing a specialty blend of
Matcha tea on Amazon.com.
Others may decide to
change their lifestyle com-
pletely. They may want to
learn a new language with
the free Spanish or Italian
lessons offered by the Uni-
versity Club of Winter Park,
which also offers conver-
sation groups in Italian,
Spanish, French, and Ger-
man. Others may want to
learn tennis, golf, bridge,
Mahjong, canasta, acting,
singing, sewing, painting,
pickle ball, aerobics, Zumba,
writing, computer, recorder,
chorus, photography or
other skills offered around
the city. Lack of funds
needn't be a problem. Many
free classes abound. Florida
Blue, in the Winter Park
Village, offers free classes
of Zumba on Wednesdays
at 6 p.m., as well as, chair
exercise or tai chi at different
times. Several libraries offer
knitting groups and begin-
ning knitting classes. They
also have cooking demos, art
projects, and many lectures
on diverse topics. You can
even find writing groups,
contemporary movies, and
book discussions, as well as
walking groups and yoga. If
you want to sharpen your
computer skills, the libraries
have free classes in different
areas of the city. They will
show you how to access many
books and current editions of
magazines online, do social
media, andeven apply for jobs
online, all free. If you want to
work, check out www.retire-
ment.com or the AARP.com
website which has a section
on jobs for those over 50.
The Jewish Community
Centers and other exercise
centers are free for certain
insurances. Check your
social groups, church or
synagogue groups, libraries
and senior centers around
the city including Beardall,
Maitland, Marks, and Cas-
selberry senior centers for:a
listing of activities. Federa'
tion@jfgo:org has a weekly
newsletter li~ting activities
in the Jewish community.
Uclubwp.org publishes the
Club Times online. Activi-
ties are free. They request
a small donation if you at-
tend an activity regularly.
Orlandoatplay.com, events.
corn, myOrlando.com, and
the Heritage Florida Jewish
News are just a few places
that you can find senior
activities listed. Rollins Life
Enrichment has classes and
Life at UCF both have special
lecture series for seniors for
a nominal fee. If you lack
funds, seniors 65 and older
can enroll for any college
or junior college class free.
You don't get college credit,
but you don't need to take
any exams .either. If you
lack transportation, there
are countless online courses~
available.
You may want to start
your own Internet business
through eBay.com, Etsy.
com for crafts sales, Pinter-
est.com, myblogspot.com
'or Amazon.com providing
a servifie as did one of the
seniors I lectured who devel-
oped a secretarial service on
the Internet because she was
physically impaired. She told
me a few months later that
she earned enough money to
make avisit to her daughter.
Another person said she
began volunteering for a
charity and it had enhanced
her life.
Now may be the time for
you to write a memoir for
future generations or do
your genealogy with info@
jgsgo.org, Jewish Geneal-
ogy Society that offers free
workshops or do the "Online
Workshop" for free. Ocoee
Library has a very extensive
genealogy department.
Many local theaters have
volunteer positions that al-
low you to view their produc-
tions free. If you can't leave
your house, you can start a
"dining in" group, a Netflix
movie and discussion group,
a book group, a card or board
game group.
The key is to find your
passion and connect with
others. What have you
always wanted to do, but
never had the time? What
causes have you wanted to
support that you could now
give your time? How do you
want to leave a legacy to
others, a garden, a book, a
new charity project, a home
for Habitat for Humanity, a
child or an adult who you
taught: to read?: '
The possibilities are as
diverse as your dreams.
Becom!ng engaged with life
will leave you humming the
lyrics to the contemporary
song, "I Love My Life.": I
am powerful. I'm beautiful.
Iam free. I'm wonderful. I'm
magical and I am me .... '
For some, you may relate
more to "I Did It My Way."
If you know a senior who
you think should be men-
tioned in an article or you
yourself are doing some-
thing that others would find
interesting or inspirational,
let me know and maybe we'll
do another article. You can
find many resources in the
"Personal Enrichment, "Vol-
unteer Activities," and even
in the "What to Do on a Date"
chapters in "Lists for Living,
Lists for Life" by Myrna Ossin
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