Marilyn Koolstra
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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Wherever your life's trail takes you, none of us ever truly walk alone.
Wherever your life's trail takes you, none of us ever truly walk alone.
There's no such thing as bad weather, just a poor choice of clothing.
There's no such thing as bad weather, just a poor choice of clothing.
That desire to retire at 60, I always thought was too early, but to achieve the walks and the places that he wanted to go, that was necessary.
That desire to retire at 60, I always thought was too early, but to achieve the walks and the places that he wanted to go, that was necessary.
And his mantra was, I'm going to do as many walks as I can for as long as I can carry a backpack.
And his mantra was, I'm going to do as many walks as I can for as long as I can carry a backpack.
Oh, there's a book out the back I could check. There's a thousand places to see and do before you die.
Oh, there's a book out the back I could check. There's a thousand places to see and do before you die.
Yeah, we did expect to spend a long retirement together traveling and doing things.
Yeah, we did expect to spend a long retirement together traveling and doing things.
We had an understanding if he wanted to go and hike somewhere, he would do that.
We had an understanding if he wanted to go and hike somewhere, he would do that.
The beautiful bunch of flowers that he'd always organized before he left on any trip, a loving gesture, but also the appreciation that I didn't tie him to the relationship, that he couldn't go off and do things himself. It was a very strong partnership in that way.
The beautiful bunch of flowers that he'd always organized before he left on any trip, a loving gesture, but also the appreciation that I didn't tie him to the relationship, that he couldn't go off and do things himself. It was a very strong partnership in that way.