Someone asked, with concern, how I was feeling about my impending retirement. Sounded a bit like my impending demise! I am actually feeling a bit of relief and am preferring to think of it as re-treading as opposed to retire-ment!
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Congratulations on your up and coming retirement! Enjoy! Time to reinvent yourself and have fun and relax!
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Kathy,
Thanks! I will absolutely need to relax before I take on the daunting task of reinvention!
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The major transitions of life can be stumbling blocks for some, but it sounds as though you have things under control!
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Magical,
Control NO, perspective YES!
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“‘re-treading” I like that and will have to remember it. 🙂 I enjoyed your haikus. 🙂
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I certainly can understand your perspective on retirement and retreading the tires! My threads are running low…a vaca is not going to do it either! I think getting off the roller coaster and onto a more gentler, slower paced ride! Time for a change and change is good. Ride down a different road and enjoy a different view… have the time to take and smell the flowers! And just breathe! It’s a good thing…
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Retirement is change. People don’t like change, even when it’s a good one. There are new horizons to explore. You will find what speaks to you.
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It wouldn’t be at all unusual for a little while to feel both good and bad feelings but knowing you, you will probably have that all sorted out before you step down from your working throne. And, you will always have us, your devoted fans. You will always be our Queen !!! Love, Peachy
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HiberPeach,
I’d better dust off the crown (first I need to find it . . .). Thanks for you confidence in my mental processing – I’m sure my tires will find a few ruts in the road (that’s why they need re-treading!)
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When I retired I re-invented myself. It was then that I began writing. I love retirement, but it sure keeps me busy!
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