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A year ago this month I retired from a job I held for 36 and a half years. What a wake-up call!
This year has been one of the most stressful of my life as I realized all of a sudden that many of the things I believed made up my life just crumbled out from under me. People whom I believed to be good friends just weren't there. Turns out they were simply co-workers as I had been warned long ago by a boss.
I certainly didn't feel that way about them but apparently, out of site, out of mind. I've had one call and a couple of texts in a year. Of course there's facebook, but virtual just doesn't cut it when it comes down to people who you were with everyday and you spent more time with than you did with your family. Don't get me wrong, it's okay. I was just very shocked.
Also the personna you were at work just dissolves the day you walk out the door and you are left standing with a bare naked soul and a "who am I" on your lips.
You suddenly feel very old and that you have been turned out to pasture and die. And don't think your former employer will be any nicer, and that was a bitter pill.
I was like a fish out of water but I am slowly coming around. One has to re-invent oneself and I am an old hand at that.
I guess the purpose of this is for me to let it go and hopefully to remind everyone to be truly kind to each other. So you are BUSY all the time. While that may be true, and makes a great excuse, mankind is your business also. "Love thy neighbor as thyself" and "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" both come to mind.
And if you need a friend, I'm here. May God bless and keep you :)
