Who are you?
Where are you going?
Why are you going there?

Retirement

March 30, 2011 - I'm retiring after being in the workforce for forty years.  Since last night it's been unsettling, because after all these years, what do I do on Friday morning when I don't have to go to work?  I know in my mind that everything will work out the way it's supposed to.  But I am a control freak Accountant and most of my time has been scheduled.

Briones

I had today off.  The original plan was to go to the gym (done) and go bowling and use my coupon for two free games (not done because my legs were stiff and sore from the gym).  I checked out Briones Regional Park in Martinez.  I walked the trails, I sat and watched the animals, that I think were raccoons.  There was cattle grazing and it was a popular horse trail with stables nearby.  I didn't have any profound thoughts as I communed with nature, but I was and still am peaceful after the visit.  It's something I will do again.  Maybe different parks.

My eyes

I am having laser eye surgery today.  I'm excited about the outcome, but still nervous.  Mostly, I'm nervous about the time it will take to have fully functional eyesight again.  This is a busy week because it's budget season at work.  On the other hand, a lot of people have much more serious problems, so I shouldn't complain.  I know things will work out.

Quotes

• The choices you make dictate the life you live - Renaissance Man
• If the game of life ended today, would you be a winner?
• Preparation is confidence.  Everything else is beyond your control
• Between stimulus and response, there is a space.  In that space is our freedom and power to choose a response. - Viktor Frankl
• You can't always get what you want.  But if you try sometime, you just may find, you get what you need. - The Rolling Stones

2011 and the rest of my life.

My goal for 2011 is to determine how I want to live, where I want to go, and what I am going to do to get there.

Confusion

So, five months ago I received an Amazon Kindle for father's day.  I thought I would jump right into it, but I still have the urge to go to the library and take our more books.  I'm not sure why or even if this is about the Kindle itself.  Is it the feel of the book in my hands?  Is it the ability to get the book for free, and just take it back if I don't like it?  The selection is bigger than the free books on Kindle.  Or is the bigger issue that I'm confused about my life in general with my upcoming retirement and my excessive worrying about the future that I cannot control?  I guess when I start writing the answers instead of the questions, I'll know.