Wow, y'all are really tied to your vocational apron strings. Time to let go. Cut them, NOW! Volunteer. Find an activity that challenges you. Join a fun club or maybe one that sharpens you brain. i.e. Trivia. Show your neighbors that you care for them. Take an early walk and put their paper in front of their door. Try cooking and if successful, invite the neighbors in to celebrate your new success. There's over 2300 activities and I know there's one for you.
As for me, my career lasted over 40 years. The last 35 I was a travelling sales rep working on straight commission. I had to get up and go. I covered 4 states and drove 70000+ miles a year and paid my own expenses. Long days and long hours every week. My highest night count out on the road was 108 nights. No, it wasn't all fun but, I sold equipment to all levels of society; individuals, small businesses, major corporations all the way up to the US Government. They all benefitted from not only the equipment I sold but from the dedication to my craft as a trainer on it's use. Like you, I achieved and was rewarded. I hold many of those I came in contact with near and dear to my heart. But I moved on. I probably had 2500 or more business cards at the Navy installations in Tidewater, VA. Calls came in on a regular basis. Some were at 4 am from Rota, Spain or maybe a ship at sea. It came with the territory. How did I shut it down and stop the calls. I retired to The Villages. I left it behind.
I look back with a smile but I look forward with a big grin and a bit of a laugh knowing I made the my customer's world better and now I'm going to enjoy the world with my wife of nearly 50 years. It's really about enjoying the moment.
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