June 25, 2025 Mindset Matters

 Retirement is a gift. The flexibility of my days is what I view as the best part of it. I love being home, doing home things.

One of my long-lived shortcomings, however, is planning ahead, then being paralyzed from doing anything when something disrupts said plans. It would leave me thinking "now what do I do"??, as well as indiscriminate day drinking. Needless to say, nothing got accomplished.

Now, as I've navigated through my mental health struggles, and had success with medication, therapy, and coping skills, plus a new love of non-alcoholic beer, those days are no longer a problem for me. The solution ended up being a very simple matter of changing my mindset.

Instead of throwing up my hands and not have a clue what to do with my day, I now say "it's a good day to (fill in the blank)". Whatever had once been on the potential docket gets moved in favor of what will actually work for that day instead.

Today is an excellent example. I had hoped to spend time weeding my flowers following the oppressive heat and wind, while my laundry dried on the line. Ma Nature had other ideas, sending more much-needed rain.

So. today is good day to catch up the laundry anyway, then back my truck out of the garage and tackle some more organization of the storage areas. I can walk inside on my walking pad or spend time on the bike.

It's a very good day. ☘

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