Reflecting On Future Reflections

Envisioning turning 71 is a wild thought. I'll be there in roughly 30 years, which will take a while.... or will it? Ideally by that point I'll be retired from teaching, and hopefully I will have made it as a voice actor with many credits to look back on (maybe even have an autograph that people would pay to get at conventions). Career goals are exciting to think about and strive for, but when I really think about it, these are the things I really want to look back on when I hit the not so old age of 71....

- I want to have pursued God well, and grown in my faith and relationship with Him. I want to be able to say that I honored Him with my life, used the gifts He gave me well, and served and helped those around me every step of the journey.

- I hope to look back on life with my wife (didn't necessarily mean to rhyme, ha ha), and continue to get to know and grow closer to her, as doing so is a great way to live. I am in no rush, but I love the idea of growing old with my wife and reminiscing about our adventures over the years, while enjoying new adventures too.

- I hope to see my kids living happily grown up lives where they pursued their dreams, are serving and benefiting others, stayed true to themselves, and are living self-sufficient lives, while also knowing they can turn to us if they need to. I hope they never lose the wonder that life can bring, and the idea of having a relationship with grown children is a wild concept I look forward to experiencing (also, no rush). Grandchildren would be amazing, but that is something I will never push on my kids to provide.

- I hope to still be writing, and I hope my work will have inspired and entertained along the way. If Prose is still here in 30 years I'm all in - maybe I could even revisit this piece and see how things turned out :-)