Twenty-eight summers left

28

“As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.” Seneca

Twenty-Eight Summers Left &Raquo; Sos Camden Ref Son Of Stone Thanks to the Swedish Son of Stone (aka SoS) whose recent lyrics in 28 Summers Left fit me to a T:

“Let’s make something great
Of what is left now
And focus on things
That we have got now.”

In a Camden interview about his unique rather unique song-writing, SoS confided that a theme of his music is “about the will to get back up again when life knocked you down…” Not a bad theme for life – is it?

One longevity study, that I believe to be darned accurate, suggests that with work and luck, I may have 28 summers left in my earthly journey. Note: Do take that private online Living to 100 calculator, PLEASE, to gauge how many summers may be in your healthspan…

So what about your humble scribe and his ~28 summer seasons “left”? What have I got in my queue to keep from being ordinary, and keep from unfocused, well-intended busyness?

Making Something Great

Long ago, I was knocked down by the White House’s decision to reject my application to become a White House Fellow. Just imagine me as a Doris Goodwin, Sanjay Gupta, or Colin Powell colleague?! C’est la vie – yes?

Well, my point is that my application was a great forcing function for where I wanted to head. I offered in one application essay that my headstone should read, “informed and committed He made a difference…” How about that terminal, end-game goal? Perhaps I am 2400 years too late for my true calling as a Stoic for good words and good deeds. Or, perhaps I am just in time to impact peoples’ live in favorable ways as a 21st century Seneca.

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” Seneca

A Prepared Difference? Helping adaptive athletes, underserved youth, encore-aged peers with medical or physical challenges, writing experiential non-fiction works, and being the best Dad and Grandpa Frosty that I can be…

I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to share my corpus of wellness knowledge on many podcasts, a few of which are offered here. Or here… And here…

As an NFPT-certified Master Fitness Trainer, I am blessed to author monthly professional articles for better healthspan and longevity

Focus

I have the good fortune to be mentored by a Citius Altius Fortius champion in rowing. My new coach is an Athlete for Change lad, Michael Brake, a strong and passionate Kiwi from Auckland who wears Olympic Gold from the Tokyo 2021 Olympiad.

Michael challenges me to be a student of my game, and tap my coterie of good folks. Michael has me reaching for a golden ring by thinking like a champion while training smart and hard as if I’m in 2nd place. KABOOM.

Time will tell as judge and jury if my healthspan and lifespan DO earn that epitaph that I cited above.

In some of those ~ 28 remaining summers, it will be my pleasure to help YOU focus on the right things and to do something great.

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