Friday, May 17, 2013

Inspiring Acts


I have found another role model in a colleague who has gone running into retirement with arms outstretched and enthusiasm in her heart.  She impressed me beyond words when she told me how she had been reading about planning for retirement and the very next day she told me that she had called up a place, got some emails back and forth and boom, she had a new opportunity, just like that!  And it was something she really wanted to do.  Wow.

       What lesson did I learn?  I learned that not just reading, but writing down in the workbook helps bring thoughts into focus and from there into action.  Now I have pulled out my notebooks, taken down the volumes that have inspired me and will set to work on doing the exercises that will bring everything into sharper focus.

       Meanwhile I have been hearing comments from people who say “you’ve been talking a lot about retirement, when are you planning to go” and I respond “we have several people retiring in the next few weeks, I am involved.  It’s not just about me, I am interested in everyone” and then a little bell rang in my head.  I like people and I have a lot of concern about people’s welfare.  Like my retired colleague who realized that she likes to teach, I like to help people.  Perhaps this is a path I should pursue further, but only once I’ve done my lessons.

       One statement, a smile, a look, sometimes the simplest things can inspire a person to great adventures.  We just have to be open to it.

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