If you want to continuously improve in whatever it is that you do, you've got to view stress as something positive, even desirable. - Brad Stulberg

the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has invested in a program called Create the Good, which helps match recently retired individuals with volunteer organizations in their local communities.

Recognize what is happening. Allow life to be just as it is. Investigate your inner experience with kindness and curiosity. Note or practice non-identification, not fusing with what you are experiencing but rather viewing it from a larger perspective.

It's no wonder that when we are mentally drained we struggle with complex problems and self-control, opting for cartoons and cookies instead.