First...I came out of retirement and am again back in the work force in a somewhat Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 situation. What a tremendous move that was after being retired for almost 4 years.
If anyone else has done this in their 60's I'm sure that they can relate. The first thing that you realize is that your brain was in retirement for 4 years too and getting it back to function at lightning speed is no easy task! I think that that situation really caused me to acknowledge my age!
The next thing that you realize is that you are now working with 20 and 30 something year old "whipper snappers" climbing the corporate ladder and leaving bodies in the wake. But being older, you realize that is not where you are at. You've already been in this race and now just want to be a spectator....or maybe this is the calm before the storm. Perhaps in a little while that "cut throat" personality or mentality will be awakened from a long sleep. Stay tuned to get progress reports.
The whole starting all over again thing is not for sissys. Coordinating a move, cleaning out storage rental space, working full time and no muscle backed person to help....that was tough. Needless to say it took a toll on my health. But now I am recovered, for the most part, except for a sexy bedroom voice that always seems to linger after a bout with bronchitis.
Last week my cousins from Hawaii and California came to Las Vegas and we did a lot of eating, laughing and hugging. One cousin I haven't seen for over 20 years! We had a very wonderful time! I'm sure that the time we spend together now is more precious because we don't live in the same state...and we are older and not bogged down with the day to day life of raising kids and the fact that life seems that much more precious to us now. What is truly important to us now is having fun and being a bit selfish about it. We do silly stuff and we are not ashamed! We treasure friends and relatives more....what a wonderful place to be in our lives! Here are my silly cousins plus a tag along friend of theirs that is just like family now. We will meet again next October....and I am crossing my fingers because my cousin Rocky and her husband Kimo may return in December of this year.
Here's how I look at life now......I'm working again which has added to my social networking. I have less worries about kids and grandkids and ailing parents and feeling pressured about anything and everything. I have purpose but I don't feel as though I have to prove something to anyone or most importantly to myself. I am having fun now and making up for all those years of being serious about life and responsibilities. I guess I had to experience the stress in order to now appreciate the fun! Wow "laulau"....so deep!
