After that, I came back every year. Everyone said, 'Well, when you retire you can move there.' But I said, 'Why should I live my whole life where I don't want to be.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I tried to make a distinct point that I wasn't retiring - that I was moving on.
Why go now? That is the question people asked when I announced I was retiring. A combination of things made me feel it was all drawing to a natural end.
I never wanted to retire. I wanted to kind of shift my work pattern so I could stay fresh and invigorated, and use the experience that I had gained in 30 years, but in a slightly different direction.
I don't know why people thought I was retiring.
Do I wish I could retire? Sure, but that's not life.
One of the sad things about retiring is that you just become increasingly irrelevant. The world flows around you, and you don't seem to be impacting it any longer.
Retire? I will never retire.
I don't think you really have to retire from what you do.
I don't suppose I'll ever retire completely.
Why would I retire from something I enjoy doing? I can hardly wait to get here.