3/6/2026
At 50 I realized I was probably half way through my life. At 58 I realize that I am now closer to death than life. At first that bothered me. I lamented the fact that I had not done all of the things I really wanted to do. I wanted to travel, to run a marathon, to complete an iron man, to publish a book. And yet, here I am, no closer to any of those – except travel.
I was so busy just doing life – you know – going to work, taking care of the kids, being a wife, cleaning the house – all of those day to day things we are supposed to do to make it through the day, the month, the year. Stress found its way to the uptick of the scale. Hope was fading away and leaving me to be smothered in fat and lack of sleep.
It’s taken me five years from my first appointment in Iowa City for a sleep analysis, four years from my first appointment with Dr. Jons from the Weight Management Clinic and three years from my first appointment with Jacob Priest, a counselor from Iowa City for me to begin to feel like myself again.
And while I still might be closer to death than life, I am taking back my life. And it feels f***ing great!
Where are you at in your life journey?
Great Joy 