My last day before turning 65

It is with mixed feelings that I live out the last day of not being of "retirement age". At some time in the past, it was decided that people were finished with their productive lives and should retire at age 65. Tomorrow, I will be 65 years old. I am not sure how to feel about that. Am I ready for the pasture? I don't think so. I spend nearly every day doing what I have always done. I get up at 6:00 AM, have 2 cups of coffee, and go to work. It is different today from other times in my life. I have a lot more control of what I do and when I do it. I manage a website that sells golf cart parts and accessories. I still maintain a shop with the capability to work on most any piece of equipment that will fit through the door. There are orders coming in from the website and jobs coming in the door nearly every day. I am very thankful for all the opportunities that come my way every day.

A friend of mine once told me that retirement was really just getting to do what you want to do. Not necessary doing less, just doing what you want. There is a lot of truth to that. I am really doing what I want to do every day. I can not imagine a time where I won't get up, have coffee and go out and do something. It may not always be something that generates $90.00 per hour, but often times it is.

On the other side of this coin, there was a time where I did not even imagine I would ever be 65 and still very productive, active and relevant. Here is sit, the last day of what some would consider the end of my useful life, and I am just getting started!