In the metaphor of the grasshopper and the ant, I have always been the grasshopper. I can sustain about three to five years in a job, house, city, etc. before it is time for a change. The need for change is usually related to factors in my world, not just some random waking up in the morning deciding to shed my skin. I am currently in the process of that life transition called "retirement." Retirement doesn't just mean not working any more. Actually I have and continue to work part time. It also involves selling my lovely home to get something more affordable, less upkeep. But in a larger sense, it has stirred up many questions about where to move, what to do next, how do I want to spend the next phase of my life. That is the Big Question. that next phase of my life thing. I am recently thinking a lot about where I am on the timeline. At 67, I vacillate between feeling timeless and feeling Old. The reality is that although I know many people remain healthy and vibrant until they are in their 90s, I also know most of us don't. We are not immortal, our bodies begin to function with less shall we say efficiency. So IMHO, after 80 is pretty unpredictable. if we are lucky, we tack along until the clock runs out. If we are not so lucky, we become much more bound to the ground. With one parent gone at 62, the other here til 86, I figure I have a 50/50 chance of being in the lucky category, Hopefully, I've got 10 good years Whatever adventures I want to have in this lifetime, I need to get started.
What usually happens at this kind of juncture is that I ruminate about things for a good while, then jump.
Stay tuned.
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