tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post4007058165292781078..comments2023-10-28T06:37:45.669-07:00Comments on Choices: I keep thinking....madeline40http://www.blogger.com/profile/06549058012582815995noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post-4592558700250751792007-12-06T15:46:00.000-08:002007-12-06T15:46:00.000-08:00Here's what Gail wrote in an email:"It is interest...Here's what Gail wrote in an email:<BR/><BR/>"It is interesting to contemplate the years left. I was fascinated<BR/>to find several of us thinking retirement might not be an end in<BR/>itself I find much stimulation at work that I am not willing to give<BR/>up yet. A little more free time would be nice."<BR/><BR/>So, I know I'm not alone in these thoughts....madeline40https://www.blogger.com/profile/06549058012582815995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post-5792866077537993962007-12-04T11:04:00.000-08:002007-12-04T11:04:00.000-08:00I guess I don't see you as being 60 something! I ...I guess I don't see you as being 60 something! I think of you as being so capable and such a self-starter. I can't picture you just sitting on your laurels even without a routine. :)<BR/><BR/>PS thanks for last weekend! I had so much fun.Darahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398327814399420807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post-55609079934219851952007-12-01T16:18:00.000-08:002007-12-01T16:18:00.000-08:00Well, yes, you're so right. However, your prospect...Well, yes, you're so right. However, your prospective is from a 20 something person, not a 60 something person like me. Life gets harder and slower as we age so that we're less apt to get out among them and look for new adventures. So, having a daily routine and ready-made contacts helps keep things together longer -- at least that's how I see it.<BR/>But, I love your confidence in me. And, your comments. Please keep them coming.madeline40https://www.blogger.com/profile/06549058012582815995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773382509071881565.post-32573275954965102742007-11-29T09:10:00.000-08:002007-11-29T09:10:00.000-08:00I totally know what you mean about feeling out of ...I totally know what you mean about feeling out of touch with the rest of the world when you're not working. Going to work makes keeping up on the world so much easier. But the beauty of life is that when you leave your routine behind you're often confronted with parts of the world that you'd never encounter in your "normal" day. That's the thing I'm most excited for you about. You'll get to see the world from a whole new perspective and find out all sorts of new things through that perspective. It won't necessarily be about what your hearing on the radio on your way to work. Maybe it's more about what you see on the news at the end of the day. It won't be about what your coworkers are seeing at the movies or listening to on their ipods. It will be about what your new writing group is reading or what the guy running next to you at the gym is hearing through his head phones. Leaving your job will open up your life in totally new and unexpected ways. It will open you up. And that's totally cool.Darahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398327814399420807noreply@blogger.com