Life Madness

​So the bracket is completely shredded. My pick to win it all is still alive, but I have my doubts. So many great games and individual performances. I absolutely love getting games wrong. That’s the fun of the tourney. 

It reminds me of life in a way. If you looked at the bracket for my life I put together back when I was 18, it looks nothing like today. From a tournament standpoint, I’ve made the Sweet 16 of my life. My tournament is past the halfway point. Some losses. Some upsets. Some last second heartbreakers. A lot of missed shots, but that’s because I have taken shots. Sure there are some regrets in there. Some out of bounds plays I’d love to be able to do over. Moments when I really needed a time out, but played on. Some pains. Some injuries. All of it has me where I am….right where I need to be.

So the bracket looks nothing like it did 40 years ago. But it looks exactly as it should. I am the happiest and most hopeful I have been. The victories greatly exceed the losses.

 And I’m still playing. My tourney is far from over. 

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