At first, you were hesitant about how many things you had not yet had time to do: Learning to draw, growing spheres, writing memories, practicing yoga... But then after a few weeks, you told yourself, why don't you just do it when you retire, when you retire, you just let it be.
And you start to enjoy yourself, allowing yourself to sleep " grilled" until 9am, even 10am if you watched a movie late last night, then slowly go to the lower house to do some essential things before having breakfast and coffee. And usually your lunch will start early, which is also 13:00 - 14:00...
Then there is the neighbor, who has just retired after forty years of working with the motto "not eating at home is fun". But unlike his friend, he retired and had a more busy schedule than when he was working. Morning walk in the group "Happy together", afternoon and evening drinking coffee at the " Dynamic elderly person" festival, afternoon and evening at the gym, evening and dance. His every day is a symphony of phone bells, loud laughter and messages inviting and dating.
You look tired. But then it spread, and I tried again, such as planning to learn dance, practice yoga, join a bonsai club... The first week was as happy as Tet. The second week started to feel tired in the back. In the third week, a friend gave the whole reason of pain to stop practicing yoga and "forgot" club activities because of a daydream.
One day, a friend asked him: "Why are you always as excited as children, Aren't you tired? He laughed: "I don't get sick right away from sitting, but if I do something I'm happy with, the better I get." It turns out that there is no common retirement model. Some people like to wake up early to water the plants, some like to sleep on the grill and read the whole session.
With someone like you, opening your eyes every morning just need to not think that "meeting someone today" is already a joy. But if it was like that all day, my brain would be stuck. So, you start to adjust yourself. No need to force yourself to study anything. A gentle morning walk. listen to old music at noon. The afternoon of trying new dishes was spread online. Once a week, going to coffee with a group of 8 old friends is like "we used to be very busy". Occasionally sitting and writing a few lines, like taking a note of old age from a medicine or a 4-way breathing exercise... and finding it comfortable.
You start to live with your own rhythm, no more the threatening alarm bells, but also do not let time slip away like vegetable washing water. And you realize that retirement is not about stopping living, but about living differently, having enough rhythm, having enough fun, and breathing enough.
