Monday, December 21, 2009

What to do with your retirement...

The best ideas of what to do when you retire is to do…………………whatever you want to do! Really!
And not me, or anyone else should assume to tell you how, what or when you should do something or nothing at all.
That’s the joy of retirement; the freedom to do or not do stuff!

It’s sort of like becoming a person of a certain age, which you actually are if you are retired, any-who… where for the first time you found out that there is no guilt in saying ‘no’ to someone or something, or weeding out your friends to the short list to who really makes you enjoy what you are interested in, and respects you for who you are and that doesn’t try to change you.
Almost the same as finding your life mate, yes that’s it, I would think.

Ah the joys of relaxation… the kids are grown and gone and making their own way in life without needing your assistance financially any longer just your undying love forever…so it is just you and your spouse deciding on how, what, when or why you might do this or that, and if you really want to… oh such a delicious peaceful way to live! Too bad we didn’t have that choice when we were young, but that is what we strived for all those years to be able to take back our freedom of not answering to anyone but our own selves! What a miraculous undertaking that you have been rewarded with, and with wisdom and self esteem acquired along the way your decisions should be admirable, and appropriate for you and the ones you love.

Oh you thought I was being totally selfish, no there is no room for that at all. Yes, we all do have someone to answer to, elderly parents, and our children or even if we are lucky enough, also our grandchildren, who all just want to make sure that you both are really OK! You know the drill…but I am just saying after all that… just you two can make those decisions for you two too nobody else but you, collectively.

What brought on this night’s rant?
Oh, I guess just some of the emails that I have been receiving lately on the topic.
Not living life to the fullest bologna, you know the type; make each day full as if it were your last, or live life as if you were dying, or better yet the one I remember from early momhood, each day is a new beginning!
Some are over the top and others just seem slightly morbid, but that’s just me.
The one that I like to live by is: just live according to your own code of ethics, which in my case is the golden rule, treat others how you want to be treated, and the rest is just plain gravy!

On that positive tone I will brow beat you all into submission by wishing you a very good night and to count those blessings and we will too!

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