It has been a while since I posted and the reason, mainly, is I have been looking for my new purpose (see previous post). As I have said before, I moved for financial reasons to a little town in North Carolina. This has been a big “change” for me since I do not even live in the little town. I live in the country with trees, wheat fields, and corn fields as scenery, snakes, buzzards, and muskrats as visitors, and cows, pigs, and goats for neighbors. I have been a “big city” girl my whole life and this has been a really big change.
However, my whole adult life has been about change. I have looked back and realized that even before I left my hometown of Memphis, TN, I was moving constantly to different parts of the city to
live. When I decided to leave Memphis in my 30’s and moved to Charleston, SC, I did not realize that this move would set into action my “gypsy” ways. I then relocated about every 2 to 3 years to a city where I knew no one. Friends asked me what I was running away from and my answer was I was running toward adventure, aka change. As a result, I have met some wonderful people whom I still call friends, and I have had many adventures exploring my new cities.
Well, it appears I have started those gypsy ways again, only this time I am a senior with some disabilities and a limited income. That is a big change from my younger years when I was armed with certifications and technical abilities that procured me viable working opportunities.
Now, although I still have those certifications and abilities, I am also a senior citizen. Doors of opportunities do
no open as readily.
Here comes my new change. This one is a little more frightening. It is going to take more investigation and exploration to find a “change” that makes me happy. I have looked at some of those options that are available.
Possibilities include a new charity project, going to church activities more regularly, joining and attending a senior center’s activities, and starting to paint, write, or even attend classes at a university. Whatever I do, it really must be more than “killing time.” I must find a “change” in my new life that will stimulate and challenge me for the time I have left.
Although some seniors are adverse to change, I hope they realize, as I have, that change can be wonderful. Staying where you are in your comfort zone might prevent you from experiencing a new and exciting older life. What was good for you when you were younger might not be the ticket for your senior years. I am challenging you to change something in your life, if you can. You might be surprised, after the terror wears off, how invigorating change can be.
However, my whole adult life has been about change. I have looked back and realized that even before I left my hometown of Memphis, TN, I was moving constantly to different parts of the city to
live. When I decided to leave Memphis in my 30’s and moved to Charleston, SC, I did not realize that this move would set into action my “gypsy” ways. I then relocated about every 2 to 3 years to a city where I knew no one. Friends asked me what I was running away from and my answer was I was running toward adventure, aka change. As a result, I have met some wonderful people whom I still call friends, and I have had many adventures exploring my new cities.
Well, it appears I have started those gypsy ways again, only this time I am a senior with some disabilities and a limited income. That is a big change from my younger years when I was armed with certifications and technical abilities that procured me viable working opportunities.
Now, although I still have those certifications and abilities, I am also a senior citizen. Doors of opportunities do
no open as readily.
Here comes my new change. This one is a little more frightening. It is going to take more investigation and exploration to find a “change” that makes me happy. I have looked at some of those options that are available.
Possibilities include a new charity project, going to church activities more regularly, joining and attending a senior center’s activities, and starting to paint, write, or even attend classes at a university. Whatever I do, it really must be more than “killing time.” I must find a “change” in my new life that will stimulate and challenge me for the time I have left.
Although some seniors are adverse to change, I hope they realize, as I have, that change can be wonderful. Staying where you are in your comfort zone might prevent you from experiencing a new and exciting older life. What was good for you when you were younger might not be the ticket for your senior years. I am challenging you to change something in your life, if you can. You might be surprised, after the terror wears off, how invigorating change can be.
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