There comes a time in life when you feel a change is necessary. For me it was this last year. I’ve worked full time as an Engineer for over 35 years, and while I love the work (and more importantly the people I work with), there were so many other life’s interests that I wanted to try. In my case, spending more time on photography is one of the big ones… as well as music, travel, hiking, sailing, bicycling (I used to do a LOT of the latter) and so on. Having reached my 60’s, there’s the realization that the time left in front of me is not as much as I would like, and it’s important to spend more time on these things while I still can. So last week, I retired from the work I’ve been doing for so long.
It really hasn’t hit me yet that I’m retired… so many projects to catch up on (including a very long list of house projects). I did promise myself that I would go sailing as soon as I could, and yesterday (my second day of retirement) I managed to get out to Applegate Lake (beautiful!) for some sailing there. There’s something about spending time on the water that brings tranquility… After a few hours of sailing, all the pressure come off, and for the first time in a long time, I felt relaxed and at peace. Its the best medicine possible…