For Those Still Working!

Let's see, how does this work, oh yeah .... you get up everyday .... grab a coffee .... think about what to wear .... how you're going to fix your hair .... (if you have any) .... anticipate the work you have to do .... worry about the fellow employee that you don't quite see eye to eye with .... worry about your boss and hope he's at a meeting or took the day off .... remember the one thing you were supposed to have done before you left yesterday and .... then wish it's Saturday so you don't have to go to work! Well guess what .... everyday is Saturday for a retired person. Now there's good and bad with this realization .... first the good .... you can sleep in, play golf, wash the car, have a long drawn out breakfast on the patio, play tennis, do Starbucks,  and a whole host of assorted other THINGS. Second the bad .... wait .... there is no bad! That's the catch .... it only seems bad because you feel just a little guilty for taking it slow and easy. Now let's all picture what it would be like if everyone was retired .... can't do it can you? Nope, because even some of you who read what I write have a hard time relating to what really goes on in a retirees world. I know, it was the same for me .... I can remember driving from my home to school and every once in a while before getting there, I would stop by Panera Bread for an Asiago Bagel and coffee .... I'd listen to all the retirees gathered at various clan-destined locations scattered throughout the establishment, planning their days .... and wish I could do that instead of going to school. I can't tell you how many days that scenario took place. Even now .... my friends are envious of all the free time coming my way .... and you know what .... it is kind of fun!  I guess it's just human nature for us to resist the self proclaimed dedication and commitment we bestow on ourselves as harbingers of noble worthiness, usually reserved for only Lancelot and The Knights of the Roundtable. So .... Gallant Knights and Fair Ladies of Camelot .... dawn the tapestry of a work ethic and release the chains of servitude ..... or something like that .... and wait for your turn. It'll be here before you know it!