20 Years
I…am a Red Sox fan. I have been for over 20 years now. More accurately, all my life.
As a kid, I watched the games with my dad or my grandpa. I can remember with all my being, the station identification: TV38…WSBK…Boston. This always seemed really cool growing up as an ’80s kid in Connecticut. The fact that we could pick up a TV station all the way from Boston blew my mind. Granted, it took a bit more tin foil to put on the rabbit ears. And it was fuzzy, but it was clear enough.
When my dad took me to my first game at Fenway Park, I was 12 years old. The moment I looked up at this view, I knew that one day, I would live in this great city.
And I did…
Happy Memories
Living in the center of it all led to some of the happiest days of my life. And the tradition of going to games with my dad has continued to this day.
This week was opening day at Fenway Park. While we couldn’t be there in person, I did watch the opening ceremony which honored the amazingness of the 2004 Boston Red Sox.
2004
Was
20
Years
Ago!!!
Holy shit! How the fuck did that happen?
The 29-year-old phenom, Theo Epstein, who put this team together, is now 49. The legend, Tim Wakefield, for his greatness both on and off the field, is sadly no longer walking among us. And the 27-year-old lifelong Red Sox fan who was able to bask in the glory of all of this with her dad and grandma is about to turn 47 (in case you are wondering, that’s me).
The lesson here is that 20 years can go by in what seems like an instant.
20 years ago, I was...
Living in Quincy, MA as a relatively new homeowner, in a 4 family house that had been converted into condos. Those were some fun times.
I had a 4-year-old American Bulldog, who was my everything.
Grad School
I was in the early days of grad school. Oh, how I loved that walk from downtown, through Beacon Hill, past the State House to my classroom at Suffolk University. Of course, that Fall semester we didn’t spend much time in the classroom. I was taking a class called Reflection and Dialogue and the professor felt it would be best if we had class at the Red Hat as it made for a better dialogue setting. And of course, the games were on…
Job
I was working in the reinsurance industry. My job was relatively boring. But I didn’t care. I had my own cubicle and phone in a high-rise Boston office building. In addition to that, I had my own corporate card which was put to good use for every thirsty Thursday, and I thought I was the shit walking into that office building each day.
That time in Boston was electrifying. Even if you cared nothing about sports, you’d have to be dead to not feel the energy.
And even though the Red Sox have won in 2007, 2013, and 2018, nothing will ever again feel like the magnitude of breaking that 86-year-old curse.
I only waited 27 years.
My dad waited 53 years.
Grandma waited 89 years.
My grandpa never got to experience it; he was born in November of 1918, just weeks after the 1918 World Series.
Reflection
All of this has led me to reflect heavily on the last 20 years that have flown by. In that time, I’ve…
- Bought a house in the burbs, something I never thought I would do.
Jobs
Had 5 jobs since those reinsurance days, and started my business (which I am very proud of).
Dogs
Said goodbye to my beloved bulldog and welcomed this goofball chocolate lab into my life, who is now 10 years old.
Degree
Gotten that master’s degree, plus three certifications; not bad for someone who has always struggled academically.
Traveling
Not to mention traveled to amazing places like Australia, London, and of course Bermuda, where I married the love of my life in 2012.
I have all the fondness in the world for this journey of life that I’ve been on. However, it feels like there were moments where I wasn’t fully present for it. Working myself into burnout was a slow process that involved mindlessly going through the motions.
Some of it, is a blur…
If I am fortunate enough to walk this earth for another 20 years, I will be 67 years old. And while that seems hard to imagine now, I know that it will go by in an instant. My only goal is to be present for it…
- To know for certain that I actually don’t know anything with absolute truth.
- Minimize the time I spend behind a screen and be with humans, in the flesh.
- To open my heart to all of life’s experiences whether they be pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral.
- Love fully, all the beings who are closest to me. And to pet and kiss all the dogs.
- To never stop learning, not for the purpose of proving anything to anyone, but because I love learning.
- To live a life of abundance which yes, includes financial well-being, but is so much more than that. It is…
- Doing work that matters and that improves people’s lives.
- Shutting down early on a Friday so that I can get out in my van and be immersed in nature.
- Having the discernment to say YES to my desires and NO to what does not serve me.
- Traveling to more exciting places and meeting interesting people.
Of course, it can be challenging to think 20 years into the future, so I ask…What do you want for tomorrow?
For the next month?
The next year?
Because sometimes the most productive energy shifts are the small and subtle ones. They may hardly seem noticeable. But then again, neither does the passing of 20 years.
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