Uncertain times

istock_000015542333medium.jpgI’m still not sure whether I’m doing this thing right, but I’ll crack on anyway.

It’s been an emotional few days as I have seen some old friends / work colleagues who have all been asking me about bow it feels to be moving on.  Truth is – I don’t really know because I don’t think I really know what on earth I am going to do.  So suddenly I feel scared.  What the hell AM I going to do?

Friends who have ‘retired’ say ‘I don’t know how I managed to find time to work, I’m so busy’  Bollocks!  I think they are just looking for things to fill the time between  9 and 5 that they used to fill by doing a job of work.

I am NOT retiring.  I want to do something meaningful not just a series of part-time activities that other people think I ought to try.

So – let’s hope I can get my act together over the next few weeks so I don’t end up just filling the hours..

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Author: aliveandcreaking

2012 was a year of major change for me. I turned 65 and gave up full time work and decided to build up my work as a Reiki practitioner and also to spend more time writing - a neglected hobby I have enjoyed since I was at school. The one thing I did not do is RETIRE. Since then I have trained as a civil celebrant, taking funerals and conducting baby naming ceremonies so life definitely began for me at 65! That was 8 years ago and I still haven't retired :) I continue to take funerals, as well as write for pleasure (and maybe one day publication...). I am a firm believer in staying mentally active even if physically it gets harder with age. 2020 has been a challenging year for us all, no matter what our age, but we need to stay positive. We only get one go at this life, so don't waste it!

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