Thursday, March 18, 2021

Going in Circles





 I am not sure why, but lately I feel like I am going in circles, struggling with what to say, even with being kind.  Life gets like this from time to time.  I fear that I get so tied up with the moment, that I forget that life goes on.  

I have written a couple of professional items recently, that I am happy with.  One of them started out much more controversial, and was toned down.  As much as I would like to upset some apple carts, the finished product has a better balance.  Common ground is in the middle, and common ground is where progress happens.  

I am thinking more and more about retirement.  A part of me wants to hang on as an outside advocate for a couple of years after I retire, saying things that might upset apple carts, another part of me sees those who have retired and not faded quietly into the sunset and wonders if they will ever allow new ideas, new voices to be heard. I don't want to be that person. My goal was never legacy, it was simply to make a difference during my time, if I am remembered, I hope it is for good things I have done.  

I have finally committed to stepping back from an outside professional organization. There was a dust-up a year ago that ended in me resigning from the board.  I continued on some committee work, and we kept doing the same things and expecting different outcomes.  I finally said, I am not a part of the solution, I might be part of the problem, I am done. 

The Eagle above.  These photos were taken a couple of weeks ago. It was a pretty morning.  I had seen one eagle at the nest.  I went to the car, opened the top, and this one was circling overhead.  I grabbed the camera out of the cup holder between the seats and started snapping photos of the eagle circling, hunting overhead.  It has been a pretty week, the trees are blooming, starting to leaf, the first wildflowers are starting to open.     

19 comments:

  1. It's hard to be kind all the time. Hence why I have a very Snow White/ Cruella DeVil personality. I hope for peoples sake they catch me in the Snow White mood.

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    1. You are as pure as a fresh snow,

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  2. Stunning eagle photos. Your first paragraph sums out how I've often been feeling lately. Good for you for leaving that professional organization that had become so unsatisfying.

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    1. Thanks, it has been a long year, it will get better

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  3. Anonymous3/18/2021

    Fabulous eagle photos. None of us know where we are going and post retirement, I've slipped into an abyss of the days just pass by and I don't care.

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    1. With the kind of work I have done, I know there will be opportunities and temptations to hang one, I need to know when to slip into the abyss,

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  4. I know some people like to ease into retirement, keeping a finger in the pie, so to speak, for a little while. Not me. I quit cold turkey, fully and completely! I recommend it. Embrace retirement and fully embrace the new life that will be yours!

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    1. If not for health insurance, there are days I would say, stuff it, I am done.

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  5. (sings)
    I want to fly like an eagle
    To the sea
    Fly like an eagle
    Let my spirit carry me
    I want to fly like an eagle
    'Til I'm free

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    1. Love you breaking into song,

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    2. (sings)
      Will it go 'round in circles?
      Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky? uh huh

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    3. Do you sing out loud, for Todd and the Cats to hear?

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    4. nope, in my head. the cats don't care and I don't want to disturb RTG's work duties.

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  6. Those eagle photos are fantastic. What a great opportunity to catch them flying.

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    1. The right place at the right time, and the camera was lens down in the cup holder between the seats.

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  7. yes these are signs of psyche saying please consider retirement.

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    1. 28 months until Medicare kicks in, not that I am counting or anything.

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