Relinquishing Responsibility

I like to be able to choose what I do with my time each day. As I grow older I find I’m less inclined to take on tasks or roles unless I get satisfaction from doing them. I have a number of voluntary roles and some of them I’ve held for several years. In most cases they use skills I’ve learned and developed, and it feels good to continue using these skills. Other roles, although they use my skills, have become onerous, and over the last year I’ve been pleased to drop a couple of those. Relinquishing responsibility does not mean my mental functions are diminished. It simply means I’m choosing to spend time doing what I enjoy.

In many organisations it gets increasingly harder to find a new person willing to take on a responsible role. In two instances I’ve simply resigned from the role, and someone else has eventually volunteered to take it on. It’s not easy to say I resign when there’s no obvious candidate to take over, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the outcome. I also believe it’s healthier for an organisation to have regular changes in their positions of responsibility.

With a couple of my roles gone I’ve been able to join a new writing group, and have more time and energy for socializing. I can recommend making such a change.

It’s great to prune out some old wood
and do the things that just feel good

Not quite so busy these days