Changing the Game

I guess I have been very lucky.  I always enjoyed the career I chose.  At the time I became a teacher it was the career most girls chose but it really was the career I wanted to have.  I never thought of it as a game or as play but I did have a lot of fun and always loved the kids I taught and the teachers I worked with.  Once I became an administrator the rules of the game changed a little but I still felt I was making a difference in the lives of the people I interacted with each day. 
So retirement hasn't been all that much fun for me.  I miss too much of what I was doing.  I realize that the days I work as a consultant are really fun for me and so I have begun looking at the big picture and taking steps to begin a new business in the field I  enjoy.  I believe that this chapter of The Joy Diet  will help me stay focused on the goals I am setting for myself and I plan to follow Martha's advice to think creatively and risk boldly.  Right now that sounds like a great game to play!

PS  I want to thank all of the people who left such nice comments last week.  For whatever reason that chapter was more difficult for me and your comments helped alot.