I recently read an anthology about retirement. It was just short memoir pieces of people reflecting on their retirement experiences. This got me thinking about what I would do if I retired today.

Some of the things on my retirement wish list include:

• Take a Canadian Rockies train ride. I’ve always wanted to do the via rail Canadian Rockies trip but have never had enough time to take that vacation.
• Study random subjects. I feel like I stopped learning new things when I got out of school. That’s not really true but I do miss structured classes. I would take classes in sewing, cooking and foreign languages.
• Get rid of a bunch of junk. I’ve accumulated so much stuff over the years. If I had downtime at home, I’d start clearing out all of that junk.
• Revive the romance in my relationships. I would do more little things for the people that I love. I would make romantic gestures even in my platonic friendships. I would build stronger connections.

Looking at my short list, I see something that should be obvious. I don’t have to wait until retirement to do any of these things. I can find a way to live these dreams now.

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