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[scarfman]

Yesterday I was out driving on some errands, and rush hour was approaching, and I pulled in behind a traffic backup from a lane closure. For a moment I was reflexively prepared to get annoyed but then I said to myself, "I'm in no rush;" and then I had a revelation, something I already knew about my retirement but hadn't articulated yet.

I'm never in a rush any more.

I don't have anywhere to go. I don't have anything to do. Except what I decide to do. Any rush I might be in, I volunteered for and so have no reason to gripe. Being retired rules.

It gets better.

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[kathleen_dailey]

Any rush I might be in, I volunteered for

Yes, that makes all the difference. Even when one has plenty of places to go and lots to get done, it's all (or mostly) voluntary.

I've always thought that the best thing about being retired is that I can finally decline to accept professional assignments that just don't appeal to me.