There comes a time in our life where we need to make an
assessment of our life’s journey. To ask ourselves a few questions and figure
out what we are really doing with our time and energy. Have you been to a foreign
land, sought adventure, danger and learning? Do you want to? Have you found your
inspiration, peace and purpose? Are you seeking new and interesting things? To
me this is an imperative in life – seeking, learning and living!
When the calendar flipped to June 17th, 2021 I
suddenly reached 50 years of age and it sent me into a tail spin full of dread
and panic. This realization struck me like a punch to the chest. If things go
really well, I may have 25 more summers and winters of great mobility and
health. Time is running out and I have a lightly used copy of life’s catalogue sitting
on the table in front of me. Time to thumb through those pages, dog ear a handful,
then get out the door to get some things done!
What things you may ask? Well, that was the same question I
had. What had I done so far? And more importantly, what had I NOT done? I
started to make a list of things I wanted to accomplish before I left this
earth. I quickly realized that many of these life goals will take some time,
and to be honest, I may never complete the process, but the journey is
underway.
Ruling out the lifelong tasks I found there were many items
that could be completed now! So, with some planning, discipline and execution,
2021 will be a year of serious accomplishment. Thus, I decided to complete 50
objectives in my 50th year – 50in50
Everyone loves a list! So, below is mine. If you choose to
read it, and I hope you do, you will find items that are obvious, practical and
on everyone’s lists. Other items are deeply personal and may not make sense to
you; that’s cool. I share them to be honest and vulnerable. In the hope that it
will inspire you to consider your life journey and develop your own list of
things from life’s catalogue. GetSome!
50in50
1.
Buy new MTB (finally)
2.
Ride MTB 2times per week
all year
3.
San Francisco (June
2021)
4.
-- Golden Gate Bridge on
foot
5.
-- Double Dipsea
6.
-- Meet new baby cousins
7.
-- Hot air balloon
ride
8.
Zion National
park(October 2021)
9.
-- Hike Angels landing
10.
-- Hike part of the
Narrows
11.
Grand Canyon - Rim to
rim with Ann (May 2022)
12.
Spain (December 2021)
13.
-- Cantabria
14. -- Sos del Rey Catolico
15. -- Avila
16. Weeklong backpack trip
17. Summit 14ner
18.
Solo 24 hours old Pueblo
(Feb 2022)
19.
Read 1 book per
month
20.
Landscape our backyard
21.
Plant a tree
22.
Kidnap my wife for a
weekend getaway
23.
Tandem skydive
24.
Exploratory airplane student
flight
25.
Take a friend to lunch
once a month.
26.
Learn to meditate.
27.
Practice meditation
3xweek
28.
Go to a film festival.
29.
Study Spanish 3x30 min
every week
30.
Learn Spanish to
conversational level
31.
Get down to 210lbs
32.
Train BJJ 3days per week
all year
33.
Compete in BJJ
tournament
34.
Learn how to hold a
handstand
35. Start writing book
Hike or go to…
36.
The wave
37.
Antelope canyon
38.
Horseshoe bend
39.
Tombstone Az
40.
Coke ovens
41.
Bisbee stairs
42.
Stand on a corner in Winslow
Az
43.
Summit Humphreys
44. Granite mountain hotshots memorial
45.
Learn to shoot a bow
46.
Practice bow once per
week
47.
Memorize 4 poems
48.
Retrain body to run with
foot drop
49.
10k trail run
50.
Conduct a private
memorial for my Dad and Grandfather - sprinkle their ashes on the highest peak
I reach this year.
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