Saturday, October 26, 2013

somewhere along the way...

 
the path isn't always clear these days...

I alternate between embracing a wandering spirit
and needing a map for the road ahead...
 
 
what is clear, however,
is that the change from working-to-retirement hasn't changed my need
to feel productive and impactful. 
so the habitual overworking that I blamed on my job
still haunts me in this after-life :)
come to find out, it wasn't lifetouch's fault.
it was me all along
 
 
kinda makes me wonder if the cats that show up on my deck,
no matter where I live,
are a result of my own behavior too...
Batman the catman, on the cape cod deck, is not the problem.
turns out, I am doing this stuff to myself...
 
 
so i got some learning to do.
i think i'm going to stop trying to fill the minutes with checkmarks
on some mental to-do list,
and instead, let go for a little while.
 
i will let go of the new habit of trying to do everything i missed out on
when i was working 70+ hrs a week for 30+ years.
 
i don't have to decorate the house for fall just because i can.
(even though that was good, good times)
i don't have to refinish every old piece of furniture,
or rake every leaf,
or suck up every dust bunny with my new little dustbuster.
i don't have to do every creativeLive class,
or shoot every word-of-the day,
or post new stuff on my photography pages.
unless i want to.
 
for the time being,
i am just going to wander aimlessly around my life
and enjoy the little things...
 
 

 
 
 
 
this sign says it all...
no need to know where i am...
no need to know where i am going...
 
 
 
 

2 comments:

  1. I can so relate to this comment "I alternate between embracing a wandering spirit and needing a map for the road ahead..." Retirement years are interesting in figuring out just where we are going to land....

    I think you have a good plan to just "be" for awhile....I image you will have the clarity you need when the time comes. That's what I am hoping for myself....

    These shots are just awesome....I got a feeling you are going to be spending lots of time behind that lens...

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    1. thanks Nancy! hope that you find your 'map' and that we both get comfortable with just 'being' :)

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