It’s Shaun’s World

Short story…

During my late teens/early twenties, I had planned to live out my first 50 years of life working towards retirement. My goal was to retire before the age of 50. I joined the military when I was 19, so that was possible. Well, when I retired 18 years later (early retirement), I never recognized it as being retired. I didn’t feel like a retiree. Plus, I wasn’t 50 yet.

Fast-forward to today. I’m now 51 (I will be 52 next week), and I am finally resting in the fact that I am a retiree. In my first 50 years of life, I managed to have two completely different careers—Airfield Management in the Air Force and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in the civilian world. Now it’s time for me to enjoy being retired and move as I please, at the pace that I please.

Recently, I had to remind myself of this. I was disappointed in myself because I hadn’t reached a specific professional goal. That’s when I began remembering all the goals I had achieved, including my goal of retiring before 50. All this time, I thought I was behind, when in reality, I have actually been ahead of the game and living life as I planned.

God’s been so good to me. I’m finally embracing life as a retiree. I am beyond blessed.♥️

Shaun

**This just came to mind. When I was in the Air Force, I used to drive through the city I currently live in and say I would retire here someday. At the time, I was thinking 65/70 years old. It’s a great place for retirees. I often laugh because I retired here at age 37. God really does have a sense of humor. Again, He’s been so good to me.🥰