What is on my mind lately? Actually lots of things keep running through it now that I am not working and concentrating on my work.
Foremost, I am sad to say, is hoping and praying that my friend who was kidnapped in Pakistan in August comes home safely. That has been high on my list since then.
But I am concerned about the course this country is taking and worried about the political situation both here and abroad. To that end, I worry about my finances in retirement. Will my pension be lost? Will I have enough money to live on? What will Social Security be like? And Medicare? And of course, are the crazies taking over the country?
And then I give thanks every day for the blessings of my wonderful family, their love and support. I am looking forward to the arrival of my first grandchild and praying only for a healthy baby. Since I am a retired elementary school librarian, I am devising lists of books that my grandchild will “have” to have. The list is very long.
I guess I am also thinking of how lucky I am that I have the capability to enjoy my retirement. I keep busy, giving presentations about my glass art to various groups and participating in the two art guilds I belong to. And of course producing art and having the time to concentrate on that. And I think that as I schedule my third joint replacement surgery, I am lucky to be able to do that as well. My parents had to suffer with their arthritis, and I am able to (for the most part) fix what is wrong.
BRAVA!!!
Tamah, you remind me of a great Johnny Mercer song: Accentuate the Positive. I just Googled (love that verb!) the song and found that you can hear a great original rendition of it on You Tube. It’s a great spirit-raiser, and so are you.
Making lemonade out of a few lemons. Good for you. I, too, am thankful each day for what I can do, rather than dwelling on the every increasing can’t’s that come with aging. Lois
I’m worried about the crazies too. I’m worried that anger (justifiable) is sweeping the country and that people are not doing constructive things with their anger. I’m worried that people are in a throw-the-rascals-out mode with little concern about who will replace them.
Now that we’re retired and have more time, I think it behooves us “seniors” to use our time time to correct matters by working at, stumping for, and energizing the election process. We are powerful and we have clout. Let’s use it and get behind the solid people who embrace our convictions and throw out the clowns who aren’t certain of anything except that they want to be elected.