That "Retirement" Question

In two months, I will have reached my 84th birthday. It is not surprising that many folks ask me about my possible retirement. I have no plans to retire, nor do I have any plans for retirement. I would like to continue being a psychotherapist and spiritual director as God continues to grant me sufficient physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. I may want to decrease my days and hours but that’s not the same as retiring. I recently read the following quote from Yalom’s book, BECOMING MYSELF. His quote says well what I am hoping for in my not-retiring work/ministry. “…we humans, all of us, crave a wise, all-knowing, white haired elder. If I’ve been chosen to fit that slot, well, I happily accept the position. Someone has to do it. “(page 333, kindle).