I was emotionally gripped to hear a man named John Moorhead speak from beyond the grave. He had been recorded days before succumbing to cancer and his message was played during a men's retreat. When confronted with a cancer diagnosis, he quickly saw areas in his life...
My heart was profoundly moved when I met Jim at a men's retreat not long ago. He had a ready smile and seemed about my age. He was never without his baseball cap for a reason I found out later. During the course of the retreat I had several conversations with Jim. He...
Feeling inspired or expired? Which word best describes how you feel about your midlife and beyond years? We're used to everything having an expiration date these days. Even a sealed bottle of pure water has a date when it expires! A close friend told me recently his...
Have you thought about what it would be like to live until you're 90 years old? That time may be so far into the future it's hard to imagine. You may feel somewhat daunted by having another 30-40 years to go. Or you may welcome the idea of the new adventures and...
What do you see in your future? This question implies that you are looking forward into your future, not in the past through the rear view mirror. That's an important distinction. The rear view mirror often distorts what took place. Regrets and disappointments can...
I had a friend pose the following question to me: "Can you honestly pray to God saying that you'll do anything and go anywhere for Him no matter what?" He said that it had taken him a long time to get to that place. But he could honestly mean it now. I was...
In a conversation recently, a friend made an insightful comment about life from a musical perspective. He said that a "pause" in music is just as important as the notes. It contributes to the the flow of the overall score. I thought that was especially profound...
My wife is a major dog lover. There's little she won't do to make her two dogs happy. And they reciprocate! Me...I'm more of a dog "liker," not a dog "lover." They must know that and hover around my wife instead. She puts up with most things—their bad habits,...
I was introduced to a new word this week — Elderlescence. Have you heard it before? It's not in the dictionaries yet. Hans Finzel, author of the new book, Launch Your Encore (Baker Books), told me that it describes a new stage of life between one's career and old age....
Ever thought of your life as a story? Maybe a love story? A drama? A mystery? A thriller? A work of science fiction? A battlefield? A story of triumph and tragedy? A strong case can be made that it's "all of the above!" You are in the midst of living out an epic novel...