{"id":664,"date":"2016-10-06T14:59:15","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T18:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/menslifebloomington.org\/bloomenlife\/?p=664"},"modified":"2016-10-07T06:51:54","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T10:51:54","slug":"nice-start-lets-get-going-lesson-2-wrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/menslifebloomington.org\/bloomenlife\/2016\/10\/06\/nice-start-lets-get-going-lesson-2-wrap\/","title":{"rendered":"Nice Start, Let’s Get Going – Lesson 2 Wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"

I celebrated my 60th birthday last week. Instead of being discouraged, I\u2019ve resolved to build on my Axiom mindset of \u201cNice Start, Let\u2019s Get Going<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Let me unpack that for a second.<\/p>\n

Over the years I\u2019ve learned a lot. I wish like crazy I could rewind<\/strong> the clock to my 20\u2019s but with the insight, wisdom and knowledge I have now. It\u2019s not that I look back with regrets. To the contrary, I am so grateful for all that life has brought and I look forward to what lies ahead<\/strong>. But knowing what I know now, and to be in my twenties with my whole life in front of me, wow\u2026 that would be incredible.<\/p>\n

Reality check though says \u201dthat ain\u2019t happening.\u201d So I do the next best thing. I look at my 60th birthday as an opportunity to view the past as that which has prepared me for the future. I\u2019ve had a nice start. Now it\u2019s time to roll up my sleeves and get going. Let the real work begin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Look at these words written by two Old Testament Kings. The first saw old age as a time when life was not pleasant anymore. In contrast, the second sees old age in a more positive light saying it is vital and green<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, \u201cLife is not pleasant anymore.\u201d — King Solomon<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cEven in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green.\u201d — King David<\/em><\/p>\n

May my next 60 years (or whatever portion I have of that) be described as King David said — vital, green and producing fruit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I love the perspective of seeing this milestone of turning 60 as an opportunity to unleash some of that accelerating creativity. I hope to see this coming decade as one of great productivity and enjoyment. There is some freedom (and discounts) that comes with age. I don\u2019t see it as the start of winding down but rather as a chance to gear up. I want to see if I can still run a mile in eight minutes. I\u2019d love to launch a business. Take my wife to Alaska. Visit my daughter living overseas. Go backpacking more often. I\u2019d love to design and build a house. Take each grandchild on an adventure. The list could go on and on.<\/p>\n

Ultimately though what is most important is what King Solomon had as his youthful perspective. To honor my Creator<\/strong> all the days of my life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I celebrated my 60th birthday last week. Instead of being discouraged, I\u2019ve resolved to build on my Axiom mindset of \u201cNice Start, Let\u2019s Get Going.\u201d Let me unpack that for a second. Over the years I\u2019ve learned a lot. I wish like crazy I could rewind the clock to my 20\u2019s but with the insight, wisdom and knowledge I have… Read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lessons","category-wrapup","xfolkentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/menslifebloomington.org\/bloomenlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/menslifebloomington.org\/bloomenlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/menslifebloomington.org\/bloomenlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/menslifebloomington.org\/bloomenlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/menslifebloomington.org\/bloomenlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/menslifebloomington.org\/bloomenlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":671,"href":"http:\/\/menslifebloomington.org\/bloomenlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions\/671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/menslifebloomington.org\/bloomenlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/menslifebloomington.org\/bloomenlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/menslifebloomington.org\/bloomenlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}