BIG PLANS

This morning as a 71 year old man walking with Deborah on a beach in Florida… I thought back to the big plans I had as a boy… plans that would bring me wealth and fame and lead to happiness and joy. Plan A was be a baseball star…the best outfielder of them all! Unfortunately I was never very good at hitting, catching or throwing that little ball. Plan B was to be a football star…they play with a bigger ball. but when it came to playing football…it was me who as too small Plan C was to be a rock star…not bad for a third choice. But a plan that was quickly abandoned as people covered their ears when they heard my singing voice.. Yes, I was going to be famous and wealthy… with legions of adoring fans… but it seems the Gods, or fate or destiny… for me…had other plans. I never planned to be a teacher…they’re not famous or wealthy… Is that even a career? Yet there I was a teacher…for almost 40 years. I never planned on being a husband, a father, a Pop-Pop No, these things I never planned to be… I planned on being a free spirit…not having people who depended on me. But a teacher, a husband, a father, a Pop-Pop…I am all of the above How is it possible so many things I never planned…I have come to love? Speaking for that boy in Ohio… now a 71 year old man walking with Deborah across the Florida sand…. It’s amazing how happy that boy and I are…living the life we never planned.