How do you want to retire? – Interesting question from the Daily Writing prompt being I haven’t even been retired for 6 months yet.

The word retirement is a word for me that means freedom to pursue the dreams and ambitions that may have been put off or never achieved before. To stop sacrificing my health and time for others and focus on a better approach to sleep, diet, and exercise.

I want to be here for my children and grandchildren. To provide love and support. I want to be able to stay in my home and not have to move.

To have the relationship with my better half that we sometimes put on hold because of work or raising a family or taking care of parents or just too damm tired because of all those things. To go places together or just watch a show or sit on the deck or a drive with the top down.

More visits and activities with old friends and maybe time to make new ones.

I’m slowly building momentum in my hobbies and pursuits.

I’m still new at retirement so it’s a work in progress. And I’m going with the flow. I’m discovering some things I didn’t think about before I retired. I have yet to get to some things I did plan on doing like some volunteer work.

What I learned about it so far. Time seemed to speed up. A lot of friends and family are still working so they can’t come out to play as often as I had hoped. The more you planned for retirement the more comfortable you will be in it. Have a lot to do each day but also be comfortable with days doing NOTHING. Be flexible and go with the flow. Take some time to listen to the waves hitting the shore or the birds singing on a summer morning. But work hard on the things that bring you joy.

I have found or returned to passions that I hope take me into many years ahead. But live each day and do things like it might be your last.

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