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I Want to Be Happy and Free, Living and Loving for Me
* I don’t want no gold watch for workin’ fifty years from nine till five
Awhile the boss is guzzling champagne
And I’m beltin’ beer in some dive
I was sitting in the sun listening to one of my favorite Lou Rawls songs, A Natural Man. The song reminded me of the life I intended to live.
Time to do what I want
I spent a lot of time doing what others wanted me to do. I was/am a leader, worker, spouse, writer and parent. Having done a good job (I think so!) in each of those categories, beating the requirements that others had of me, it was time to do what I want.
I was a workaholic, sometimes working sixty or seventy hours per week for ten to twelve weeks in a row. I also helped friends and family as requested. “No” was not a word I often said.
I’d stop the long hours when a project finished only to start again with a new project as soon my calendar cleared.
* I don’t want no gold watch for workin’ fifty years from nine till five
Awhile the boss is guzzling…
