The age of retirement

I’ve been thinking about retirement for quite some time now. For years, I would tell people, “I’m retiring this year.” But it never really happened. Looking back, I don’t think I was fully sure of it. Maybe it was more of an idea I liked, especially as I watched a couple of friends retire and saw how appealing it looked. The thought stayed with me, quietly growing.

Now things feel different.

Blue Sea Glass Necklace with Silver Spiral Pendant – Ocean Inspired Coastal

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I’ve finally found what I want to do in retirement, and that has changed everything. It’s no longer just a thought, it feels necessary. Real. There’s even a date now, one I’ve committed to with the company I work for. And lately, I find myself counting the weeks… and even the days.

I think part of it is that I’m tired. Tired of a kind of stress that was never really mine to begin with, yet somehow I carried it as if it were. I’m ready to let that go. I want to replace it with a different kind of concern, something simple, something tangible. Like whether a wire bends the way I want it to. I hope you understand what I mean. It’s a shift from overwhelming, constant pressure to something small, manageable… almost peaceful.

Sea Glass & Gemstone Bracelet | Freshwater Pearl, Blue Quartz & Aventurine

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Working with my hands, creating jewelry, has already started to change me. It requires patience. It gives me space to think. I’ve even begun to notice my surroundings more, the light, the quiet moments, the people around me, the details I used to miss. And I’ve realized how much I love being in that state of mind.

So now, it’s real. Seventeen weeks to go.

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