Recently pastor Rubi preached about Plan B. What to do after your plans fail or are never realized. I'm sure that in his thoughts pastor meant that plan B meant something new to do. But what if plan B meant a season of doing nothing?
Many people struggle in retirement because they cannot do the things that they wanted to do. They cannot do the things that they planned to do. Age or illness robs them of the life they thought they would be living in their golden years.
But what if retirement was a time to unwind and do nothing? What if we replace the word should with want to. I will exercise if I want to. I will use my technology as a tool when I want to. We can shift our focus from the things we are required to do and we can instead do the things that we want to do.
We have reached a time in life where many of our duties are open ended. If I don't mow my yard today, it will be there tomorrow. I can read that book anytime, it doesn't have to be right now. We all leave things undone in life, so why fret over the inevitable?
What if we stopped posting everything on social media? What if we took a nap in the afternoon? What if we stopped worrying about our weight?
As for my church, I go for God, and I go for my friends and family. I am glad to serve. I know my limitations. I don't have to be at everything. And every sermon is not for me.
Life must be lived to the end. Life doesn't have to be active to the end.
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