Easing Into and Through Retirement With Contentment
Sometimes change doesn’t come easy for us. Why?
“God rested and He wasn’t tired,” Anonymous
I had a decision about when to retire from a position I had enjoyed.
For me, to consider retiring would be a life-changing decision. When pulling the plug and walking away from a job we love is difficult for most of us.
I was not tired of my job, but, I had to face my age, I was seventy, and it was time to allow a younger person to enjoy my position.
I had set a date for retirement, but my health forced me to leave a few months sooner than I had planned. Why did it take a health condition to do what I should have done sooner?
By the way, my health has been good since I retired. Now, I’m enjoying a more relaxed time with my wife, family, and friends.
What stands in the way of making the decision?
How I see our “life cycle.”
Our life is as a book with many chapters. Some chapters, good, some not so good. We do not throw away the book; we turn the page to find the next chapter. Each chapter chronicles the seasons of life and makes our book complete. Each of us has a history, a present, and a future. As a…
