Milestones

 
Life is full of lessons
Like paths and obstacle courses we must learn to overcome
The hard times that came and went
Those triumphs taste even sweeter
Comprehending that time doesn’t stop
Because the next thing I know
I blinked and I’m no longer a young man
Now I’m holding my baby’s baby in my arms
Oh how the years have passed by
 
Approaching half a century
I seek the wisdom of the ages
The stoic philosophies and teachings of the ancients
Wishing I could have learned them when I was younger but…
I wouldn’t have been ready
It wasn’t my time
 
Every day I go back and study  
Not so much with faith
But with the desire to apply these principles diligently
Understanding myself a little more
So that I can become more the person I envision
With purpose and meaning
Achieving goals and objectives  
Knowing that in this race
I go at my own pace
 
So here’s to all the milestones
Future, present and past
And to all challenges like these…
At my own pace and time
I now go over this finish line
 
124 Unique
185 Total