☀️ The Good Life - 09/03/2024 (100) - The impact of deciding to retire
Day 101 - Yesterday, I got a taste of my old life with an hour and a half commute each way, the same distance I used to drive when I worked for the city of Ventura, California. Yesterday’s drive really wore me out, and it’s not just because I’m no longer used to it. I think it’s also my age, combined with four decades of built-up “fed up” with the workaday life. I came home yesterday completely exhausted, worn out, and mentally off my game. I even took the dogs to Julian for their evening walk and forgot their leashes (sorry, boys).
Is this how it is now because I’m sixty? Or is it because I’ve made the decision to retire and, in doing so, lost my will to work? Maybe it’s a bit of both. But mostly, I think it’s the latter. My will to work a job is gone, along with the fortitude I once had to push through the tough parts: getting up early, enduring long commutes, droning away at my desk, suffering through inane office chatter, attending endless meetings, and coming home feeling like I left the best of myself in my cubicle waste-bin to be tossed away by the evening cleaner.
It’s not that I can’t do it anymore—it’s that I’ve chosen not to. And with that decision, the will to live that life has faded away. #GoingAlone (KB)
☀️ THE GOOD LIFE CREED ☀️
The Good Life Meditation serves as a daily compass, orienting me towards personal objectives and principles essential for a purposeful existence within an indifferent universe. Further your understanding of The Good Life by visiting my website, GoingAlone.org, or delve into my book Going Alone—hardcover recommended. Get your copy here: a.co/d/6SORY8N 🤠🏜️☀️
OBJECTIVES 🎯
1. Be Always Ready to Die
2. Make Good Use of Time and Resources
3. Develop Good and Sound Life Principles
4. Cultivate Good Emotional Reactions
5. Perform Good Actions
6. Recognize True Limits and Opportunity
7. One Thing Slowly
8. Balance
PRINCIPLES 📜
1. Principle of War
2. Principle of Reason
3. Homunculus
4. Anchorhold
5. Home of Good and Evil
6. Principle of Purpose
7. Atomic Principle
8. Principle of Nature
9. The Pirate Ride
10. Principle of Maturity
11. Social Principle
12. Principle of Family
13. Public Speaking
14. Temperance
15. Life Will Not Go Well
16. The Horror Show
17. That Which Must Be Borne
18. The Feast of Offal
19. Distraction
20. Agency and The Great Indifference
21. The Best Seat in the House
22. The Restless Man
23. The Path of Wildness
24. The Great Life Adventure
25. The Risk of Avoiding Risk
26. Sin and Damnation
27. Complete Oblivion
28. The Season of Philosophy
29. Scriptwriting
30. Bullseye Aim
31. The Uphill Climb
32. Arena and Utility
33. Nothing IS enough
34. The Principle of Fun
35. Being Ready
Kurt Bell is a passionate explorer, dedicated family man, and author of books such as "Going Alone" and "No More Looking Out For Number One." Born in America in 1964, he integrates Stoic philosophy into his physical and philosophical journeys. Today's venture on The Path of Wildness embodies this harmonious blend of exploration and mindful living. While Kurt savors these moments and looks forward to future adventures, he remains ever prepared for life's end, ready to depart without a single backwards glance. 🌄📚🚶♂️
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Be safe... But not too safe.
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