In Progress Self

There are few experiences I've had over the past 34 years here on the 3rd rock from the Sun that have impacted me in such a way that it permanently alters how you see the world. Being on a ministry team in college, watching my bride walk down the aisle, the births of my children, and my divorce are a few. I don't know how many of these moments we get in life but I just had another one. Jon and Jessica North hosted their first annual Life Retreat this past weekend. Honestly I didn't know what to expect. All I knew was that it would be a bunch of gym rats hanging out and having adventures in the woods. A time of no cell phones and experiencing nature. Now it was definitely that but it was so much more. First off it was great meeting Jon and Jessica North. For those who don't know, Jon was a national champion weightlifter and they were both at California Strength during the Boom. I knew they would be awesome as I've stalked their podcast for the last 5 years...

Let me apologize upfront for this one. My first few posts were very Christian/religion focused. This one is just some musings. A general philosophical view on things that have been going on in my life and I'm sure other people's lives as well.  Since I've been divorced it's been very interesting. I've always been someone that did pretty well alone. I often joke that I would be a good hermit. There is something ingrained in us though that wants some kind of human interaction. A piece of us that wants to feel important to someone other than ourselves. Maybe that's family maybe it's friends. Maybe it's being famous on the interwebs with all our social media whoring. It's going to vary from person to person. But we are all seeking significance. We are all seeking belonging in some fashion or another.  I've been officially divorced since the beginning of December 2017. In that time I've experienced feelings of freedom, loneliness, contentmen...