60 Year Cycle
I was told by my accountant that Chinese Astrology takes 60 years to complete it’s cycle, and that at 60 I would begin a new cycle and things would change for me. Well guess what? I have entered that new cycle and man’o'man, have I ever entered a new cycle.
Just shortly after my birthday, I walked out of the job that I had. Admittedly, I really did hate it but I was floored the way I was spoken to. Since I started working, 43 years ago at the age of 17, no-one, nobody has ever spoken to me the way this man did. I sat very quietly and did not look at him. Because if I did, I would have laughed or hit him. Either one would not have been good. I gathered my belongings and all I said to him was, “I am out of here.” That alone, I believe sent him over the edge. Apparently I am dirt and he cannot speak of me without getting his blood pressure up. Too bad, too sad. “I AM OUT OF HERE.”
So now comes the question. How does a woman my age get a new job? I am intelligent, pretty damn good looking (so I am told), I have energy, I learn fast, I am a jack of all trades but unfortunately master of none, I am confident, I will give all that I have and more (well, that depends on who is calculating), and perhaps maybe if the right offer comes around, I can really be a benefit.
So I am debating. Do I take my pension early? And just leave this frozen land north of the 49th or slug it out for another god knows how many years? For what? Where will it get me?
Yeah, sure thing, my life has changed in this new cycle. I’ll figure it out on a beach somewhere south of the 49th……and maybe it will be Cuba…..life changes and you just never know where it will take you.
‘If I get lost, look for me in Cuba’ – Federico GarcÃa Lorca
