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Backstory – Evening

Retirement, with all its opportunities, can also lead to a life that is quieter, safer, softer.  Can that lead to boredom?  That was the concern of my beloved, when retirement was new to me and well experienced by him.  This is the conversation we had about that.

Consider This Show – Evening

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We were sitting on the porch, watching the early evening clouds change color as sunset approached. He turned to me and asked, “Do you enjoy sitting here quietly, just taking it all in?” He referred to the mountains that rose from the other side of the road…the flowers in the swaying trees…the birds twittering happily in the evening shadows. “Sometimes I wonder if this is too staid for you,” he added.

How could I possibly express to him, all it meant to sit next to him and take in the daily miracles that so often go unnoticed in our hurried world. To hear the sounds of nature instead of the ringing of the house phone, the office phone, the cell phone. To sit there knowing this is the final destination of the day. No more need to wedge my way into the traffic and claim my share of blacktop to get me home. The most peaceful time of day when my heart sings and my hand touching his is divinely intimate. It is the essence of every love song.

“This is my favorite part,” I shared softly, tears of joy gathering in my eyes.

And I believe he understood everything expressed by those few little words.

[Show #198]

Filed Under: Getting Older, Happiness, Love/Romance, Podcast Episodes Tagged With: Happiness, life, retirement

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  1. Angela Clem says

    February 26, 2018 at

    Beautiful note, Annette. If only we were “taking it all in” more often instead of rushing here and there! This is a good reminder to do that!

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    • Annette Petrick says

      March 10, 2018 at

      Enjoy smelling the roses, Angela.

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