A funny thing happened to me on my day off - I RETIRED (kind of).
This move of mine is exciting yet, somewhat, saddening. I am now able to make plans and do things that there was never enough time for - while at the same time, I cannot escape the thought that this is the second part of my life that has finally approached me.
It's strange, to one day waking up and realizing that you are now old enough to label yourself as retired. You are now able to collect that Social Security that you have begrudged coming out of your wages year after year. That now is the time to start planning and doing all of those things that you could neither afford, nor had the time to do. And if that is not enough, well you can now begin to plan for the rest of your life - old age.
Working in a grocery store has allowed me to witness this age thing. Every day I am confronted with people who are going through this milestone of their lives. And, trust me, I find it very frightening.
There is the physical appearance, mental outlook and personalities that give me an introduction as to what I, myself, may be in for. And as frightening as it can be, it has provided me with enough examples of what I do not want to become - hopefully.
Since this retirement thing is something new in my life, I am not quite sure what I am ready to do; my thoughts are still kind of on the fast track. So, I will take my time and ease into it.
In the meantime I will continue to put on the uniform and go to the store - with fewer hours.
For some reason, I am not ready to say 'Goodbye', just yet.
Talk at ya later!
This move of mine is exciting yet, somewhat, saddening. I am now able to make plans and do things that there was never enough time for - while at the same time, I cannot escape the thought that this is the second part of my life that has finally approached me.
It's strange, to one day waking up and realizing that you are now old enough to label yourself as retired. You are now able to collect that Social Security that you have begrudged coming out of your wages year after year. That now is the time to start planning and doing all of those things that you could neither afford, nor had the time to do. And if that is not enough, well you can now begin to plan for the rest of your life - old age.
Working in a grocery store has allowed me to witness this age thing. Every day I am confronted with people who are going through this milestone of their lives. And, trust me, I find it very frightening.
There is the physical appearance, mental outlook and personalities that give me an introduction as to what I, myself, may be in for. And as frightening as it can be, it has provided me with enough examples of what I do not want to become - hopefully.
Since this retirement thing is something new in my life, I am not quite sure what I am ready to do; my thoughts are still kind of on the fast track. So, I will take my time and ease into it.
In the meantime I will continue to put on the uniform and go to the store - with fewer hours.
For some reason, I am not ready to say 'Goodbye', just yet.
Talk at ya later!
