I am retired. I was forced to at an early age due to injury and have since spent half of my life working part-time to offset becoming a hermit. Not a bad thing, just my thing. I am an empath, I feel the heaviness of the world and its occupants in my soul. There are times I crave the interaction of people and others in need the stillness and quiet that nature provides on my Swampy Bottom Acres… so, for me retiring is something I do when I’ve fulfilled my obligations to work among people. Being with people gives me a chance to be social, and quiet the need to be among people, we are after all creatures who need others. Retiring is what I do to refuel, and renew my heart and soul…