Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present.
Babatunde Olatunjie
My pension has been finalised. Strange times. I got official notification from East Renfrewshire Council. What can I say? It wasn't very meaningful. It kind of just went a bit like this; thanks for your contribution to education and see ya. Oh well at least they said thanks, that's something. It sums it up really. Its a job, its not my life. I am glad I have my experiences and fond memories but it doesn't really mean much on the grander scheme. I will be easily replaced and that will be that. I will, however not be replaced by those who love me and in particular my daughter. Therefore it is important that I spend the remaining time I have living my life on my terms and I simply could not do that whilst giving so much of myself to a job which frankly sucks the life from you. And so I am embracing my new status, I am loving it. I am retired and free to enjoy many things. For so many their job becomes all consuming and although its a cliché we really do only get one life and there are no guarantees how long that will be. We should take this more seriously and give our jobs the place that they deserve, very much secondary (at a push) to our personal lives, they are what matters. Just another reminder that while I am dealing with a testing life situation, I have also been given the chance to live a fuller live and to focus on living one day at a time, as living in the present is surely the greatest gift.
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