I am a 79.75 year-old agnostic with a firm belief in the power of placebo. I am a recovering alcoholic and addict with 35 years of clean sobriety--a higher power saved my life. I'm also a recovering Catholic--they, too saved my life. For some reason, I seem to abandon those who save me.
In my retirement, I'm a substitute teacher at a Job Corps in Maine. I can teach all the building trades as well as remedial math and English. They practically use me full time. Though I may say no some of the time, I rarely do. This keeps me busy and tired. Perhaps I'll wait until they save my life, so I can abandon them.