My current favorite quote is from Cheryl Strayed’s book Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail: “I didn’t know where I was going until I got there.”
I don’t remember where I first read those words, but I immediately thought, “Amen!” I didn’t even know those were her words until I did a quick search on her words. I just got the book on Kindle, so I’ll soon be able to put the quote in context.
I ran across these words as I was approaching retirement. Everyone asked, “So what are you going to do?” I didn’t have much of an answer. I had a lot of things I enjoyed doing, and I would have additional time to do those things. New things? Maybe. But I didn’t know what those things were. But I knew I would discover them some time in the future.
Three years into retirement, I am teaching online and in-person classes. I’ve learned how to operate a 3D printer and an edible ink printer. I have learned a lot of bluegrass guitar tunes. None of those things were on my radar three years ago.
In other words, I had no idea where I was going. But now I do.
Waite for it... 