The Second half of life isn’t a journey. It’s a series of moments.

Everyone talks about life after work like it’s a perfect journey. The best years of your life.

Bullshit.

Retirement isn’t some magical journey.

It’s Snakes and Ladders.

Some men get great ladders. A payout. Good knees. A solid marriage. Healthy finance. Kids doing well.

Some men land on snakes. A health scare. A partner’s illness. Divorce. A bad investment. A parent dying.

And the hard truth?

Most of us get both.

In the same year.

Sometimes in the same month.

Latter life isn’t one long, smooth transition.

It’s a series of moments, and each moment can throw you up the board or drop you six squares backwards.

You’re not transitioning wrong.

This is transitioning and beyond.

The secret is that not all snakes and ladders are luck, privilege, or acts of God. Many are mapped out right in front of your eyes.

The Ladders

These are the good rolls. The moments that lift you.