It's the last day of May and late at night. I am on the patio in the back of the house. The house is surrounded by tons of trees that are blowing in the on and off again winds. The sky is putting on a lightning show. It's about 72 degrees, I can smell the rain but it's not here yet. The June bugs are knocking into a lone light next to the grill. It's a good night. It has a peaceful feel, and something of an expectant one too. Like you just don't know what is going to happen next.
It has an excitement about it. Sort of feels like a movie when the scenery changes and you just know something is about to happen, but you aren't sure if it is going to be good or bad.
The wind seems to change everything, makes you look into the sky wondering what is approaching. I'm gonna think of tonight as winds of change, for good purposes. The wind is really picking up but still feels soft. If it starts raining on my laptop I may have to rethink this whole wind for good change thing though...
It also makes me think about my dream retirement. On a lake or river driving my boat to work everyday to my bait shop/restaurant. Now that I think about it, working in the dietary/food industry is exactly where I should be with this retirement dream of mine. It is only tonight that it makes perfect sense to me. I have had the same retirement dream for years of owning a restaurant and bait shop. It is just now that my path in life is making any sense to me. I need this experience in the dietary/food industry to be successful at my dream! How else would anyone explain a move from 17 years in the insurance industry to dietary??? Then moving from nursing to dietary?
I know it sounds odd, but my subconscious must have taken over that day I approached the guy about this job. I thought I was nuts at the time, sometimes I still think I'm nuts. But not tonight. Tonight my world begins to make sense and now I have a real purpose. Ahhh, it feels good to know that this decision fits into my long term plans. I didn't even know it until now.
It's my "ah ha" moment! My dream is taking shape starting now.
Malicious Extrapolation
9 years ago
I'm glad about your "ah ha" moment, but I had to comment on your dream. A bait shop/restaurant? I love it.
ReplyDeleteSteve and I have always wated to have rental cabins near a river/lake with a small store that rents out canoes/fishing supplies/etc. LOL
We might be able to reach that dream faster if we combine them!
ReplyDeleteHmm.. I remember when that dream was a shared one and it was going to be called 2 old ladies, beer and bait. Yes, the winds to change.
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