My Way

Openings for how to grow, how to learn, are not obvious. Not a guy on a street corner holding a sign: 

“Openings here!”. If it was, 

would it mean an opening 

for a job, an opening for 

a door, or an opening for

opportunity? And would 

anyone pay attention to it,

other than to say, ‘what’s 

that old guy up to now?” 

No, openings for growth 

are tiny and most often 

unseen but struggled 

through like putting on a 

new pullover. Takes some 

stubbornness and even after 

the pullover is settled and 

smoothed the fit won’t be 

recognized for years. 

Of course, unless some 

teacher or parent claps 

excitedly and produces 

a gold star. But most of 

the growth and learning 

that happens is accidental, 

with no grades, no gold 

stars and no one clapping 

and cheering along the way. 

It is merely a singular journey 

needing nothing more than 

curiosity, willingness and

‘I did it my way’. 

At least that’s what 

Frank Sinatra sings about.

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to 

decide you’re not gong to stay where you are.”

~ J.P. Morgan