Are you enjoying retirement?
Isn’t retirement fun?
Questions I’ve heard nearly every day since retiring, but I haven’t settled into it quite like I thought I would. This morning my enneathought of the day said “Ignore your feelings.” Yeah, sure, you try!
In my notebook I wrote about this nagging anxiety, how every day I feel like there’s something I’ve forgotten to do. I had to buy a day planner. I’m making more lists than I ever did before. But I can’t shake the feeling.
A Box for my Anxiety
I’m putting anxiety away
in a wooden box that latches
with a key like the one
for my childhood diary.
Two matching tiny silver keys
on a chain buried beneath bracelets
where I can’t find them readily.
This feeling that belongs to me
is useless, a hidden weed
choking vibrant growth.
Be still, my sweet heart,
you got this. You know what to do.
Get busy.
Margaret Simon, draft
What feelings are you grappling with and need to put away?
Reflections on the Teche 