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Show Description: I came to a profound realization this past week. I am middle-aged. I know, I have been middle aged for a while, but for some reason it hit me this year. So I did something this year I have never done: I established some New Years resolutions. But it got me thinking about the fact I probably only have 30 years left. Join the conversation as we look at life and what we are going to do with the rest of our life.
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Allen's Legal Pad for Turning 44
Middle age – accepted the truth
44 this week – did something never done before – resolutions – 6 of them
3rd quarter of life – coming out of locker room after halftime
Made me think – what do I want? What does God want?
Trip to NC to see family – first time together since dad died 5 years ago
Long, long trip – glacial
Somewhere along the way – got a lot of clarity
Best part of trip was talking with daughters
Took it seriously – second half now
Coincides with New Year's – never done resolutions before – waste of time
49% do them – 8% actually achieve them
You may think they are are waste of time – I always have
But something happened to me this go-round – you're gonna wanna hear this
Just may convince you to write down something – take a few minutes to pray or focus today and get er done
First show of new year
I went about it a different way this year – because I am middle aged
Most resolutions – smoking, exercise, make money
What's important to me?
What does God desire from my life?
And some major things are happening this year – don't want to miss those
So somewhere in the middle of eastern NC – desolate – OMG
They came to me – 6 things I will focus on this year
Why 6, not 10? Why not 4? Don't know – 6 came to me – 6 things important
Wrote those down scribbling – little Holiday Inn sheet of paper
Then took what Izzo taught me on show last time – commitment cards
Little card, with plan jotted on it – carry with me in pocket
Action plan so I actually do something
So listen and want you to tell me what I am missing? What have you learned that I need to know – halftime – taking steps to get the most meaning from my life
Allen's Top Five Books
1. Mere Christianity
2. All the King's Men
3. To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Harry Potter (any of them)
5. Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home
Quotes to Live By
"For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified."
-1Corinthians 2:2
E-mail From Listeners
"Thanks Allen, religion needs more guys like you, who know that faith shouldn't become law "
