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[ConcernedCanuk]

11. Gonna have to go a bit to catch up to me.

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Just turned 63 - still not "grown up" - gave up trying.

Spent too much of my life trying to please others.

I'm retired now, live a simple, but fairly busy life. I chose to retire to the bush - wood heat and all that - snow country too, so lots of physical stuff to do - gotta haul that wood, and shovel that snow etc.,

But I LOVE it! - Outdoors every day - see/hear the birds, feel the sun, hear/feel the wind - yeah - I'm living!

Job wise, I worked in mechanical, carpentry and electrical occupations, so, - well-prepared (quite by accident and fortune) to deal with living in an isolated location.

I did not plan this retirement - I lived in poverty for decades - wiser decisions in my youth would have made this a guaranteed possibility - I was headed for a sad ending,

but an unexpected inheritance 9 months ago gave me an opportunity to change my direction.

Spent 1/2 the inheritance to buy a modest home - bought necessary tools and supplies, put money in trust for the future.

I was lucky - don't count on luck.

Find some work that pleases you - never mind the pay.

And plan ahead - I lived too many decades "for today". It is only by chance and luck that at 63 I can now be confident to live "for tomorrow".

I now look forward to waking up each morning.

Wasn't always like that.

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