Retired

April 1st, 2016     rlsimpson

 It has been nine years since I retired
and I was sick with an ass kickin' cold then also.

 I am forgetting all the knowledge I had working
 and most of the people I worked with. 

Retirement has been ok,
the reduced income has not.

This year I sign up for Medicare, 
which I do not understand. 

Along with a 21st century iPhone, 
which I also do not understand.

  I am a 20th Century Woman struggling to walk in a 21st Century life, 

 and I feel the winds of change
 gently pushing me onto the next adventure. 

Mother

How do I write a blog about the death of the person I loved most in this world? The person who loved me as much as I ever allowed anyone to love me? 

I can't. 

Every thing I think or write was influenced by her. I will miss my Mother every day and yet, she was never a part of my life. I shared what I wanted to, when I wanted to.

 The unspoken secret was always a wall between us. 

Now, of course, she knows. 

I pray to God to help her forgive the trespass so she can rest in peace,and be there to meet me in Heaven.

 I will rejoice.