Absolutely! Connection helps us live longer - and also helps those days fill with joy. It's good for us - and, as you note, one of the potential benefits of retirement - time to connect. I read another piece recently about someone who is one year retired - now working a part-time job and then using the rest of the time to connect with neighbors and with family he couldn't see while working. This, too, reminds me to make the effort to connect now - to build that network of friends. Thank you for that.