Looking back over the past year, and the decade as a whole, I can’t help but feel overwhelmed by the good fortune I’ve been blessed with in life thus far. The last decade was certainly a monumental one personally, and I can only hope that the next is nearly as good.
A few memories from 2019:
- Bought a home (finally feeling settled)
- Started skiing with Josie
- Saw President Obama & Oprah Speak
- Started flyfishing (aka finally caught a fish on my own!)
- Josie learning to ride her bike
- Trip to California
- Said goodbye to Mel
- Maintained professional independence/freelance career
Looking back at the decade as a whole:
- Got married
- Had a child
- Said goodbye to my Grandma Ruth
- Started freelance career
- Bought 3 homes
- Sold 2 homes
- Moved 5 times
Traveled:
- India
- South America (Panama & Colombia)
- Mexico
- New Orleans
- Boston
- New York City
- Los Angeles/Malibu
- All over the Mountain West
As is common with the season, there has been a lot of reflection and introspection over the course of the past month or so. It’s hard to believe the decade has come to an end, and before I know it I’ll be writing, Lord willing, a similar post about the next. Speculating as to what tomorrow will bring is a fool’s errand, however, I do believe in the impact of intent. How we spend our days is how we spend our lives, and if we’re not conscious of our time – whether it be minutes, hours, days, weeks or years – before we know it, it is gone.
Here’s to 2020 & beyond!