Hi measlies. Big step today, on my self-acceptance chart. I wrote to my dear bridge partner to confess my silence & withdraw from our partnership. Odd, 20 months ago I was ablaze with desire to play more and having a steady partner to scheme with had been a big step. Now, 10.5 months into this retirement thing, I haven’t played a live game all year and my desires to do so have dwindled to nearly nil.
A big part of this is that I’ve shifted to things where I get to talk and listen without a lot of rules and etiquettes. Plus, I’m doing stuff I can talk about with just about anyone. Like, with my film group we’re talking about The Odd Couple this week. For the Jung Cafe I’m leading a convo on forgiveness. Just about everyone can connect with those things, whether they attend the groups or not.
I have a terrific night, or a sad one, at bridge, and I have nothing to engage with anyone with. So, I got top board, or just managed to come in 4th out of 5 teams.
Yeah, so.
[Crickets.]
See?