Does ANYONE have enough time?
This weekend, I paused in the stairway to chat with our 88-year old neighbor. She expressed interest in seeing our kids during the week. When I asked when, the reply was, “Oh, dear, I simply don’t have time. I don’t even have the time to read the newspaper. Life is so very busy, I don’t ever have the time I need to sit long enough to even read the newspaper.” And this from someone who is relatively immobile, and has cleaning and shopping taken care of for her by helpers, and seems to have no ongoing ‘projects’. Now, if SHE can’t eek out the time for reading the newspaper, then what hope have I? Will I, too, be looking forward to retirement, even as my days of retirement draw to a close? That was a wake-up call, very loud and very clear.