{"id":6270,"date":"2021-12-02T06:30:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T14:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elainefroese.com\/?p=6270"},"modified":"2021-12-02T06:36:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T14:36:04","slug":"living-the-life-you-love-as-an-aging-farmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elainefroese.com\/2021\/12\/02\/living-the-life-you-love-as-an-aging-farmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Living the life you love as an aging farmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_ob2jYGCXl4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As the calendar winds down 2021, and the snow comes, it strikes us that another season is approaching. Farming gives us many clear signs that things don\u2019t stay the same.<\/p>\n<p>This summer I met Nell Smith, age 80, the author of Retire to the <em>Life You Love,<\/em> <em>practical tools for designing your meaningful future.<\/em> It\u2019s a Canadian book and very valuable. Don\u2019t write off this article because you read \u201cretire\u201d, let\u2019s focus on designing a meaningful future.<\/p>\n<p>What do you really want in your next chapter of life? Many farmers tell me they never plan to retire, their plan is to work less, but they don\u2019t have a clear job description past 66 as their roles on the farm shift.<\/p>\n<p>Many farmers confess to me that they have not paid much attention to friendships, and during this long GREAT PAUSE, it\u2019s been tough to have a robust social life.<\/p>\n<p>My curiosity is \u201cWhat time do you spend thinking about being intentional to create a fun, purpose-driven life after letting go of the main management of the farm?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I am living this. Perhaps we should call the next phase of aging THE GREAT SHIFT. It\u2019s actually 3 phases of shift, 65 to 75, 75 to 85, and 85 to 95.<\/p>\n<p>My spouse still leaves the house at 8 am to find out what is in store for the farm tasks for the day, but he comes in for supper at <span>[5:30]<\/span> pretty tired. Management on our farm is collaborative with our successor son. The 64-year-old directs customers to talk to the next generation. Shifting management to the next generation is an ongoing process and each farm situation will be unique. The key is the attitudes of all generations to treat each other with respect, share decision making and ask for input.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smith encourages us to use her 6-circle framework to map out a great life:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Be who you are<\/li>\n<li>Be well physically and mentally<\/li>\n<li>Be a contributor to your family and community with your skills, learn new skills.<\/li>\n<li>Just be for the emotional and spiritual well-being. (What brings you joy?)<\/li>\n<li>Be curious to keep on stretching to have great cognitive health.<\/li>\n<li>Be compassionate (What are you doing to nurture relationships?)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6273 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/elainefroese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Brighter-Challenge-Product.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elainefroese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Brighter-Challenge-Product.png 600w, https:\/\/elainefroese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Brighter-Challenge-Product-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Who are you<\/strong> in your coveralls? Are you the president of the company who won\u2019t let go of control? Are you the compassionate mentor who is fine with the successor taking over more of the operational decision-making? Are you treated with respect and appreciation as the wise elder? Do you hurt when your opinions are not considered or respected? Is your identity struggle tied up in the fact that you cannot call yourself a farmer anymore unless you remain active on the farm? Someone said we are human beings, not human doings. Our worth and identity are not cemented with what we do with our roles on our farm.<\/p>\n<p>Values are a key component of who we are. I challenge you to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elainefroese.com\/contact\">get my Values cloud<\/a>\u00a0and figure out your top 5 values. If you want to do this more scientifically ask for the online Values indicator. Happy people as they age are those whose values are aligned. Mine are relationships, independence, intimacy, challenge, and spirituality. I am happy to create a robust coaching practice to help farm families find harmony through understanding. My personal style is to be influential. What is your personal style? I have an online tool for that also. You get energy when your personal style lines up with your life choices, so as an extroverted influencer I need lots of people connection in my week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Being well physically and mentally<\/strong> has come to the forefront in 2021. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, \u201cYour health is your wealth\u201d. Our doctor pointed his finger at us when we were 60 saying, \u201cLook you two, it is time to have some fun, you only have 15 good years left !!\u201d He spoke from his lived experience as a rural physician. My goal is to continue to live healthy past 90. What you are doing to sleep well, eat nourishing food, decrease sugar and alcohol intake? Are you taking good care of your brain? Do you seek out medical check-ups to catch things early? Prevention is the best medicine. Walking 40 minutes a day could be game-changing for us all.<\/p>\n<p>Who is a great role model for you for aging well? What do you need to start doing to be healthier?<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 Contribute: to your family and community.<\/strong> We have an amazing re-settlement committee in our town that helps newcomers to Canada settle well. My husband loves spending lots of time with the grandkids, as do I. We have seen the folks who serve thrive in the act of helping others. As you shift and age, perhaps there are families in your farm radius who would love to adopt you as a grandfather! Think about the myriad of skills you have from 40 years of farming: critical thinking, numbers, money, people, repairing, strategizing. Many folks need your input! Take a sheet with a horizontal row that says I LOVE, \u2026and fill in 5 tabs of things you love in noun form eg travel, grandkids. Then go down the sheet (left vertical column) with the heading I am good at organizing\u2026fill in the row under each tab, planning, designing, nurturing, computer research\u2026etc. You\u2019ll get an amazing grid of ideas. A man in our community has taken his welding skills to create amazing art with found metals from farms. He appreciated the old auger flighting we gave him from our bush for his art!<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Just Be.<\/strong> Smith outlines ways of being: be still, be silent, be in nature, be joyful, play, be creative.<\/p>\n<p>What in your present life gives you that keen feeling of pleasure and aliveness?<\/p>\n<p>Read Reb Zalman\u2019s book: <em>From Age-ing to Sage-ing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Be curious.<\/strong> Keep learning and discovering. Keep your brain firing on all cylinders. Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.U3A.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of the Third Age.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Be compassionate, to yourself, family and friends and society.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cHow much we know and understand ourselves is critically important, but there is something that is even more essential to living a wholehearted life: loving ourselves,\u201d says Bren\u00e9 Brown, author of <em>The Gifts of Imperfection.<\/em> Brown\u2019s podcast \u201cUnlocking Us\u201d encourages me often. As a life-long learner, I am soaking in new insights when I listen to the ways we need to care for ourselves. Many women in agriculture will agree with Smith \u201cIf we don\u2019t care for ourselves first, we will be the ones needing care next.\u201d Tracy Brunet\u2019s Impact Farming podcast guest Darci Lang \u201cTaking Care in Tough Times\u201d is worth a listen. Also, read <em>\u201cThe 5 Love Languages\u201d<\/em> by Dr. Gary Chapman. I feel loved with words of affirmation and meaningful touch, while my spouse wants \u201cacts of service\u201d to feel deeply connected. Ask me for the ROLE MAP to be intentional about your 6 key roles: self, couple, family, farm, friends, community. It\u2019s a fun worksheet to start the conversation about what you really want your life to look like.<\/p>\n<p>Cherish one another in your marriage. Don\u2019t assume that your spouse wants to spend the next 25 years with you if you have put your marriage on the \u201ccoast\u201d while you\u2019ve been chasing cows.<\/p>\n<p>You need to order Smith\u2019s book today in time for Christmas!<\/p>\n<p>Peace and joy to your family.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Elaine Froese helps farm families find harmony through understanding. Visit her new website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elainefroese.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.elainefroese.com<\/a>. Watch her speaker reel and invite her to speak to your group in 2022, virtually or live!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elainefroese.com\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit Elaine&#8217;s store<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MzZkE2e_RFY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch her new speaker reel.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did you enjoy<em><strong> Living the life you love as an aging farmer? <\/strong><\/em>You might want to check these articles out too:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elainefroese.com\/2021\/08\/12\/how-to-talk-to-your-boomer-dad-and-mom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to talk to your Boomer Dad and Mom<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/elainefroese.com\/2021\/07\/16\/a-warning-to-the-over-80-farmer-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Warning to the Over 80 Farmer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/elainefroese.com\/2021\/06\/03\/growing-to-be-a-good-good-father\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Growing to be a good good father<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the calendar winds down 2021, and the snow comes, it strikes us that another season is approaching. 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