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Week 60: Rich in Every Way a Man Can Be

My wife left for a short girl’s trip today, leaving me with our rambunctious children to hulk-smash the house for the next 24 hours.

After finishing lunch, I sat at the dining room table thinking about the year that was.

And that’s when it struck me. A realization. An epiphany even.

The constant rat-race, the grinding, the worrying, the gnashing of teeth, and anxiety about the future are all a bit silly.

Somehow in this crazy universe, I managed to randomly say hello to a pretty girl in an Ohio State sweater. I now have two kids and live in Ohio. That’s some shit.

Jokes aside, that pretty girl that became my wife and mother of my children is a special kind of person. Thoughtful, ambitious, loving, and beautiful inside and out. I lucked out that day.

My children are healthy, intelligent, hilarious, kind and sometimes even well-behaved.

My family is crazy (in a good way), has always been supportive, and despite any differences we continue to love, respect, and support each other.

My physical health is great. I ran 4 ultramarathons this year and feel better than I have in years. My mental state is contented and sound. My soul is filled with gratitude and zest for life.

I was born into and live in the wealthiest and most opportunity-filled country currently on this planet. Couple this with some hard work and good luck and I’ve got access to more financial and resource security than 99% of the global population.

And I’ve cultivated an attitude of responding to adversity with energy and action.

I realized I’m rich in every way a man can be.

I love my life and I’m so thankful for all of it.

I wish nothing but blessings for everyone who reads this. Whatever you’re out there looking for, keep going, it’s looking for you too.

“We spend January 1^st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing a list of work to be done, of cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives, not looking for flaws, but for potential…” – Ellen Goodman

Live triumphantly. See you next year.