Transitions, in case you forgot, are tough. It means change, disruption, chaos, fear, unknowns….need I go on?
Okay, so I haven’t told you anything you don’t already know yet, but I’d like to share something personal.
As some of you know, I am Chapter X. No, I don’t mean the creator of the community, you already know that….
I am talking about my stage in life and I am facing the transition. I am facing it with fear, trepidation and all the things that go along with it. Perhaps, I am trying to pursue an “ideal” and be a model for others. But I realize that my journey is mine and to be completely transparent AND vulnerable, I am learning from everyone who shares their experiences and thoughts. But I am still scared.
I was pondering the concept of the “ideal retirement” when I came upon a line in one of my favorite books, “The Razor’s Edge” by Somerset Maugham.
“Don’t you think he may be pursuing an ideal that is hidden in a cloud of unknowing—like an astronomer looking for a star that only a mathematical calculation tells him exists?”
I believe the “ideal” exists for me. I really do. I just can’t see it yet.
