Unachieved Goals
"Unachieved goals don't have to result in unused gifts." -Cameron Hanes Endure It makes me laugh to think I copied down the above quote 7/3/2022 when I had the idea to write this post. Then, I left it unfinished. Seems ironic. There are many goals I have had in my life that have been left unachieved. Some of the less significant ones include losing X amount of weight, making X amount of money in a given summer. The more significant include giving up on becoming a neurosurgeon before even finishing my undergraduate, leaving grad school after a single day, and saving up to buy a house while I was still single. Some lessons have been learned along the way. Some gifts have likely been unused as of yet. I wonder what might have been. I wonder where my life might have taken me. I wonder where things went wrong and why. Let me be clear: I love my wife and I love my daughter. I am thrilled/excited/proud to be welcoming a son in the com...