Retirement 301

Working through financial strategies, which is the most important part of any retirement plan, is a little like putting an intricate puzzle together only to discover that key pieces are missing.  At least that seems to be the experience that I am having these days as I sort through the various bits of information that I have right now.  Or, in other words, the comfort number in the bank is a moving target.

       Aside from figuring out the financial woes what can make a person feel ready to say “this is it, time to throw in the towel”?  I believe that if you really love what you are doing you are not going to be ready to leave it alone unless you have other irons in the fire.  Man or woman, there is nothing fun about sitting at home twiddling your thumbs or watching mindless television.  Some people do lead a rather solitary or sedentary life but I believe those are the ones who end up dying prematurely.  But at the moment I am noticing that I am slowing down in my activities once I reach my driveway and it is a little disconcerting.

       That’s an understatement.  The more I consider my situation the more alarmed I am becoming.  I feel rather like I am in a chapter of “Still Alice” and am looking at a black hole – the black hole that turns out to be her carpet.  Sometimes planning and thinking and reaching only makes a person go around in circles.  It’s time to stop worrying and get back on the road called life and simply LIVE.