Cycling Without Age

Ole Kassow of Copenhagen, Denmark is the founder of a relatively new organization called Cycling Without Age. It is an amazing organization that improves the quality of life for so many seniors. It is also catching on in many countries around the globe, including here in Canada. I like the focus on building inter-generational relationships through this healthy means of cycling. Here's an inspiring video featuring Ole Kassow. 

Retired seniors?

For about a year prior to his retirement, a clergy colleague of mine was counting down the months, days and even hours until the BIG DAY of his official retirement. Every time I talked to him, retirement couldn't come soon enough. Fast forward to about a year after his retirement. Recently he accepted a call to serve a parish again! 

   Another clergy colleague who recently retired said he was going to enjoy time for travelling. Well, about three or four months later, what does he do? He accepts a call to serve a parish as their interim pastor. 

   All of this reminds me of a fantastic quote from Hazel McCallion, the 93-year-old recently retired mayor of Mississauga, Ontario that she made on CBC Radio's The Current: "I'm not saying all seniors should be running a city or running a business, but I am saying seniors are good for a lot more than simply running a bath, baking cookies or babysitting grandchildren." 

   Food for thought, yes? Maybe I'll put retirement on hold until I'm ninety-three! :-)))