A New Chapter...

Last week I completed the sale and transfer of my business to my second son, and have begun closing that chapter of my life. Thirty one years at the same job; once a common story in years past, but a rarity in this generation where the average stay at a job is less than five years. But then, I think I'm an old fashioned guy, born about two or three hundred years too late. i would have loved to ride to the crest of a hill and look over land unviewed or untouched by another human being...But alas, I'm here and now..

My future no longer lies in the northern Midwest, but I migrate south, to that peninsula that divides the Atlantic ocean from the Gulf of Mexico, the land of citrus and sun, Florida. Somewhere in this magnificent state Juan Ponce de Leon was convinced was the location of the magical Fountain of Youth, that reversed aging and cured sickness... I'm happy if the process just slows a bit!

This new chapter in my life may be my most difficult, for I am focusing on correcting all the stuff I did wrong to myself these past fifty-some years, I need to lose weight, to get in shape, regain my tennis form, start bicycling again, If I get in decent enough shape I may even play softball again, but I have lots of work to do before that happens. I need to get my  new house the way I want it, although I'm well on my way, I have a whole yard waiting to be converted from weeds to lawn...My yard was always my stress relief, and I can't wait to plant and prune and trim my stress away. I'm giving myself one year from the time I finish consulting and get to Florida full time to focus on me physically.

Next I need to focus on my inside. My daughter has encouraged me to write, or put much of my past blogs into a book form. She assures me that she'd buy it, so that's at least four books sold, for I'd buy three and give one to each of my boys... A cheap and unique present that they'd feel guilty returning... I have done a lot of genealogy work and would like to flesh that out more. I find history is exciting and comes alive when i know I'm related to some of those characters... And perhaps I'll counsel a bit, for that was always a love of mine, and perhaps my formal education will finally be put to proper use...
It's a new day, a new chapter, a new life. Wish me luck... For this may be my toughest yet!
Food for thought...