ratface
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- Jan 13, 2009
- Messages
- 255
one half step forward
It is truely humbling to see how many of you have been touched by cancer in your personal lives and your sharing of personal experiences is very helpful to me. It reminds me of how routine cancer is treated. I will never lose that mental image of 12 lazy boys all filled with people getting different degrees of chemo. It all seemed so routine. Someone getting infused while watching Jeopardy. It just seemed bizarre. I often feel my life has gone into a slow motion phase where I can just sit and watch the world go by. Not totally a bad thing but can't stay here forever.
In that regard I have submitted my retirement papers electronically and have a confirmed receipt in hand. I'm committed. I am very glad to have returned , if only for a short time as I would have missed out on some great moments with some very good people. Through many conversations I have learned that at this point in my life time is more valuable than money. The scales have tipped for me personally. I have to move forward, like it or not the next stage of my life is about to begin. As of May 15th I'm officially retired in one of the worst economic times in history. How ironic that in 1982 we were facing the same crisis when I was hired. 23 years old, just out of the Army, ready to take on the world and scared of nothing. How life has changed! They say that "Hope springs eternal" and I'm just going with that thought for the moment. One half step forward today. Perhaps bigger shoes will get me further.
It is truely humbling to see how many of you have been touched by cancer in your personal lives and your sharing of personal experiences is very helpful to me. It reminds me of how routine cancer is treated. I will never lose that mental image of 12 lazy boys all filled with people getting different degrees of chemo. It all seemed so routine. Someone getting infused while watching Jeopardy. It just seemed bizarre. I often feel my life has gone into a slow motion phase where I can just sit and watch the world go by. Not totally a bad thing but can't stay here forever.
In that regard I have submitted my retirement papers electronically and have a confirmed receipt in hand. I'm committed. I am very glad to have returned , if only for a short time as I would have missed out on some great moments with some very good people. Through many conversations I have learned that at this point in my life time is more valuable than money. The scales have tipped for me personally. I have to move forward, like it or not the next stage of my life is about to begin. As of May 15th I'm officially retired in one of the worst economic times in history. How ironic that in 1982 we were facing the same crisis when I was hired. 23 years old, just out of the Army, ready to take on the world and scared of nothing. How life has changed! They say that "Hope springs eternal" and I'm just going with that thought for the moment. One half step forward today. Perhaps bigger shoes will get me further.