Day 156
Todays word a nice gentle one. DIMPSY The soft glimmer of twilight or dusk.
It is the end of another week and a Bank holiday weekend, how will you spending it? Personally I’m not doing anything other than that which I always do. Retirement is a strange word it implies that you have given up work to do all those things, apparently, you never had time for. It is true one has more time for those activities that you may not have paid so much attention to. You have more time to spend on those things you may always have done. I worked for 47 years, well when I say worked what actually mean I went to jobs that paid me and tried to avoid doing very much at all. Don’t misunderstand I worked hard from time to time but as most of my working life was based on my ability to talk it really wasn’t that difficult. Yes there was physical work, I’ve sweated and lifted and moved stuff but then haven’t we all? Now with time to do whatever I like or do nothing at all life is easier. My generation were brought up with the work ethic drummed into us, though I would be a liar if I said I took much notice! I worked to earn money nothing more there were very few jobs I really enjoyed. I was always thinking of how I could get off the treadmill and stop and the older I got the stronger that desire became. Like many the opportunity never presented itself and I stopped as so many do, one year after being able to collect my state pension. The work/life balance is skewed to much in the direction of working because without money it is very difficult to survive but that is a whole other discussion! I like having each day to myself. Okay I have a comfortable life without the daily struggle of many just make ends meet. I have enough money, my home is mine and life frankly is easy. If you can I would recommend stopping work as soon as you are able it’s a joy. Now as the song I have just been listening to sang “I ain’t got nothing but time”
Stay well
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