Today is the first day of the rest of my life.
This, as always, is true. It’s also the first day of a new year and the first day of my retirement.
So on this, the first day of the first year of my retirement, I feel led to wonder what is ahead me in the coming weeks, months and years. It will certainly be different from the last few years. I will no longer be going into the office and chatting with my coworkers as we tackle the various problems we have to solve. A part of me will miss that interaction, the stimulation of tossing ideas back and forth to come up with something better and the camaraderie of working together toward a common goal.
I’ll need to find something to replace that stimulation, perhaps an online community. I’ll need to come up with my own projects and goals to replace those provided by my employer. I suspect that coming up with ideas won’t be hard. What will be harder is to set the proper goals and keep myself on track without the external stimulus that my employer provided.
While walking the dog this morning, I was thinking about this as we walked along the path. We don’t always know what’s around the next curve but it’s likely to be an adventure.
