I can now count on one hand the number of sleeps before I actually wake up to a very different day! Five more times I put my head down on my pillow and wake up to a day of getting ready for work.....thinking about what is ahead of me as I drive to work.....thinking about the people I will reach out to or just share some stories.
Do I have any regrets? Am I panicking that I might have made a mistake by making this decision. NO! I feel calm, peaceful and extremely powerful - in control of my own destination.
Remember that I function each day with pictures in my head of what I want that day to look like - I daydream about what I want tomorrow, next week and even next year to look like. Now the pictures are a tad different. I am not sitting at a desk. I am riding a bike somewhere, digging in soil in a newly developed city park that needs help in its gardens, I am reading a favourite book while sitting on our front porch overlooking our garden beds that we created. Of course, "my Dan", is a part of my daydreams, my pictures but sometimes I am exploring on my own!
Only five more days - what a lovely gift to open on the sixth day!
Congratulations Lynda! I've been "retired" for almost 14 years and I have never looked back!! Of course I'm not sure if driving kids to school everyday (and volunteering there) truly counts as retirement, but it's a wonderful life nonetheless! Have a great time in your life's garden!
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