Today is a milestone. It’s not often that one turns 50, but then again, I guess if time travel isn’t an available option, I suppose you only have one shot at it…
I began to ponder this calendar-ic event (I know that’s not a real word) since the dawn of the new year and there were many things I anticipated and some I did not.
For one thing, I didn’t know that my father was experiencing the last of everything. I wasn’t thinking about the time he had left, I was just existing through (as the song goes) the “Living Years”…
Regardless, at the start of 2021, I began experiencing the winds of change pushing me more acutely in the direction of my Reason. (See the Genesis Man). There was a strong desire to make alterations in my life.
I read an interesting book titled “Halftime” which contains the basic premise that a man lives the first part of his life striving for success and various achievements. When those things are experienced, he realizes during a period of reflection and realization (during the halftime huddle) that he must shift his plays because finding significance becomes a more rewarding goal than a checklist of successes.
I count myself successful being blessed to pursue and engage in the teaching profession, convince an amazing young women to marry me (Francine Cole), producing four incredible children (Joshua, Timaya, Jessica and Isabella), three apartments, two houses, six cars, memorable vacations… (of course none of them all happening at the same time…) A year ago yesterday I launched The Genesis Man Project Website and published my first book.
My life has been a string of connected graces, thanks no doubt to God.
However, I fell into (I feel) a premature Halftime inaugurated by the death of my sister Yvonne (see The Rubicon). Now, turning 50 feels like it’s time to get back on the field – for someone as myself who never played organized sports – but I’ve been in many bands- more aptly, the intermission now leads to the second part of the program! (We can’t all be athletes.)
I’m shifting into a new gear of significance and have set my focus on enhancing my Reason, engaging in my Roles and deepening my Relationship.
The Genesis Man Project 