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...
Ever have days when you can't seem to shake off feeling discouraged by life's unrelenting problems? For some reason they seem to really crowd in during the midlife and beyond years. It's very common for marriage dissatisfaction to surface. Regrets and disappointments...
Are you aware that your life has a remarkable impact? If you answered "no," then you're like most of us. We just don't see our influence as we navigate among our family, friends and colleagues. At best, we probably consider the significance of our life as a pebble...
Did you know that the first of the boomer generation is turning 70 this year? As you recall, we exploded onto the scene in 1946 and swelled to 76 million by 1964. I can remember a popular phrase at the time was to “trust no one over the age of 30.” We’ve come way past...
In the past, Churches used to have graveyards nearby that parishioners walked by to get to the services. While a bit morbid for today's church culture, the practice did remind people of their mortality. I experienced something close to that recently by visiting a...
A hero is usually someone else. If asked about it, we’d probably say a hero demonstrates courage, rescues people, puts others ahead of themselves even to the point of risking their life. Most likely, our name wouldn’t be on the list. But is that a fair assessment?...
I’ve loved to play baseball my whole life. When I was around twelve years old, I wanted to join Little League. My friends were talking about it, but I wasn’t sure how you could get on a team. I found out that the city was holding tryouts and got permission from my...
If you've done any hiking in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, you soon become familiar with the term "talus" to describe the myriad of midsize rocks that cover the upper elevations. The treeline ends at 11,500 feet and you are quickly greeted by an a talus welcoming...
"The past doesn't define you, it only describes you." When I heard that statement spoken to a group of men, I thought it also applied to those of us on the midlife journey. That's because one of the mountains of midlife is the Mountain of Regrets and Disappointments....
Have you ever heard of the Adventure Grand Slam? It is the ultimate in extreme outdoor events. To accomplish this feat, one must climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents plus ski to both the North and South Pole. Only forty people have done it. One...