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I certainly did not anticipate being in the condition I am now. I have had to gear way down physically as well as mentally. It has been an adjustment and being limited in what or how much I can do. Endeavoring to keep a positive attitude. Still have struggles with feeling worthless. I know others who are retired and do all kind of things, have lots of friends and family. They travel and have adventures they always wanted to have and go south for the winter. My mind cannot fully grasp how quickly things can change-working on it still.
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I so agree with what you said, "working on it still." It is a continual process isn't it, @parus? I'm in the same place in life, finding ways to find fulfillment in a body that does always move in the direction (or for the time period) I would want. The process continues, so we march on!
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Good Morning
I feel your concerns. When I started to read your post, I thought it might have been something I forgot I posted. It sounded so much like something i would write.
I remember being younger and healthier and my hubby telling me I should stop wishing my life away.
I was having such a good time in my personal life that I wished I could retire to have fun all the time.
My hubby was so right. I have been retired 5 years. It's great not having to work not because my life is a blast, but because my health has changed so much that I would have been fired for all the time I would have to take off.
Funny, I had SO much stress with my job, that I couldn't wait until I no longer had to be there. Yet, I think about it all the time and the people I worked with. I dream about it frequently.
After all these years, I am trying to accept and adjust.
I still feel that I'm young and I have to find a way to make the most of my life.
Although I am not where I want to be physically, I have to look at all the ways I am blessed.
I think that is what we have to do in order to make the most of life.
Have a day filled with lots of blessings,
Ronnie (GRANDMAr)