Was retirement for you a good or not so good choice?

I was forced into retirement six years early (at age 58).
Best thing that ever happened to me.
Was scary for about a month or two until I realized that it cost me quite a bit to work. (vehicle, food, clothes, etc.). Got a good pension out of the gate and not having the 9-5 job allowed me time to make quite a bit from my hobby. Now eight years later I'm actually better off than I was when I was working.

Funny, I had a high stress job and my wife said I was a changed person two weeks after I left.