I cannot possibly remember how many hours I have spent worrying about what to get friends / family / colleagues for the various gift-giving occasions that occur throughout the year.

However, by far the worst was my Dad's retirement: I knew he was having ambiguous feelings towards this milestone in his life. On the one hand, he was extremely excited and looking forward to all this free time. On the other hand, however, I could tell that he found it hard to let go, to feel like he was no longer needed and to give up the daily routine he had kept over several decades.

When I did finally manage to come up with a good idea for a retirement gift for him, I truly enjoyed his reaction - so much that I want to share my experience and thoughts around this subject matter. I have also spoken to a huge number of other people, done a lot of research on the topic and am now trying to put all this together for other people to leverage. I'm only just starting to put everything on here, so please bear with me...

In the meantime, why don't you check out Retirement Gift Ideas by More Than A Gift - you can find not only good gift ideas there but also some symbols and quotes to make your gift for retirement even more personal.