This is my life now, all 7 days of it! With nothing but choices and no agenda. I’m sure that I’ve read it and I was definitely aware, but nothing prepares you for the hard stop of existing your current career for a life of free time. I’m two weeks into early retirement and I can tell you for sure that it can be a very, very unsettling place to navigate. There’s a profound sense of loss that will need to be unpacked which I think will take some time. Suddenly there’s no clock to keep track...

For the last month I have been deep into a mini retirement. Stepping in to what it would actually feel like if I stepped away from my full time job. It’s been eye opening that’s for sure. Both with the freedom to tap into some quiet time , not having to get up at the crack of dawn and slowing down from the hustle of work.

finding gratitude in the small moments of life