Retirement - The Last Days
There is an odd feeling of finality as you wait out the final days of your sentence. Like a prisoner waiting for parole your life becomes gentler as you experience increasing work release. You have long seen what’s on the other side yet for 33 years it seemed so close but yet so far. In a few short days I will be liberated but it comes with a calliope of associated feelings, some sweet, some sour. Work in many ways is like a relationship. It becomes a major part of your life and is the foundation of your routine. Everything is scheduled around its needs and a significant part of your day consists of meeting the associated obligations. Since I was a young man most of what I do, even in my personal life is governed by my job. Like asking permission from a parent, supervisors exercise a god like authority evaluating, considering and permitting many facets of life. In the case of the self-employed their lives are equally restricted by the needs of their businesses. In the re