Retirement Age and Slip Slidin' Away

You know, it doesn't really feel different, and yet somehow I do not always feel the wonder of being out in nature. It's possible that I have found enough of it in my everyday life that I'm just taking it for granted, but I sure do not want to think I'm losing the "wonder" of life. What I want right this minute, is that feeling of I can't wait to get wet, put my board in the water and ride some waves with my friends. I'm out on the lake most mornings before work, on the paddleboard, communing with nature and it seems to really make me feel at peace. I'm starting to think that what has happened is that my race towards a life of retirement has morphed into a life of enjoying the life I have right now. I'm starting to see that the future is not some glorious place of promise where all problems have been solved, but a place where it is too late to do anything about it.

59 years done

Music, surfing, exercise, photography, life, it all seems like there is so much to do and so much fun. Even working in the yard, trying to bring organization to the chaos, feels good. Sometimes, I just wish I could put a hand out and give that feeling to someone else that needs it. I've got a couple of things going on now that I'm excited about and feel like it's going to be a good summer.. About the only change I've noticed is the realization that I'm as old as their grandfather, some of my friends. I guess it's better to feel younger than you are than the other way around!