I’ve lost it now

Pre-retirement and for the last 35 years, I have lived in a constant hurry.  There was never enough time!  I had little patience for those who drove too slowly or walked too slowly!  I always used to say that I did not understand people with no sense of urgency.  I LIVED with a sense of urgency all of the time.

It occurred to me recently, that I’ve lost it!  One day, I planned to catch the train to Barcelona for the day, but I overslept.  I could have hurried and made it, but I dismissed that thought.  I figured I’d go the next day, and I did.  I know this is a by-product of retirement, but I never figured it would happen to me.  I lived on adrenaline and stress!  More coffee, please!  Now, I cannot even imagine hurrying.  I don’t know if I can.  I’m curious to see if the pace back in the US will awaken my prior time clock when I return.

And the siesta is still a thing here!  Bigger stores and businesses stay open all day in the larger cities and in tourist areas, but in Begur, even the gas station closes for several hours in the afternoon.  Can’t buy gas during lunch!! What’s confusing is that they all have different hours.  Some close from 1:30 to 4:00 or 2:00 to 4:00 or 1:00 to 4:30.  How’s a person to know?  That’s the point.  They don’t care.

So, I’m living more slowly on a day-to-day basis, but I’m still in a hurry to do everything I can in the time I have left.  Onward!! At my pace…