Retiring is a nice word. Retiring is a nice concept. Retiring is a nice state of being for someone that has had a nine to five job (or 7-3 or midnight to 8 or whatever) but maybe not for me. At least not voluntary retirement. Health may require it. A move away from Lake Anna may force it as it would be harder to start over again at this stage of my life (PERHAPS...see, I'm not giving up easily).
At least this is the way I feel now at 70 years old. Who knows what I'll think when I'm 71. (Well, that birthday has come and gone and I still feel the same way.)
Real estate has been surprisingly freeing for me,especially during the past few years. The ability to earn a very nice income and the opportunity to work with others that will tend my business when I am gone have provided me with the chance to do some very meaningful things.
In just five short months covering September 2005 to March 2006 I had the chance to
- spend a week in Virginia Beach,
- 21 days touring parts of China and Tibet,
- volunteering in Mississippi for three weeks following Hurricane Katrina,
- three trips to Connecticut to spend time with my mom and other family members,
- 15 days traveling to Argentina and ANTARCTICA (much more about that in another post),
- ten days in Puerto Rico, and
- five days in Myrtle Beach.
Yes, I would have earned more money if I had stayed home and kept my nose to the grindstone. However, would I have the memories (and the photos) that I have and that I hope will be with me for the rest of my life.
Am I the only one that benefits from doing these things that I find to be so much fun, so exciting, so adventurous? MY GRANDCHILDREN will also benefit I am sure. As a role model...and aren't we all...my grandchildren see first hand, through me, that the world is out there to be explored, that every bit of it is wonderful, that people from every continent have many things to teach us, and that beauty is everywhere.
Real Estate has proven to be a great match for me. I am very happy to be a REALTOR.
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