Some lessons feel as if they are being repeated to me for emphasis.

For instance, I am being invited to learn more these days than I ever was in high school or college.

In my own experience, I am not finding the seasons of life to be as sequential as is suggested above. Recently, I have seen this approach resurface in several books and at a high level, the seasons are: A friend of mine was an advocate of looking at life as playing out in a series of three seasons. If we are fortunate, there is a time for all things. If you are reading this and you are older than thirty, then you already know there are many seasons to adjust to in life. There is nothing virtuous in the song, it is mostly a snapshot of youth in Americana, the hastened end of innocence and the perceived invincibility of youth. While on a long drive out of town recently, the song Jack & Diane came over the radio. As an engaged dad, I am shocked on two fronts: 1) that my parents tolerated some of the music I listened to and 2) that the oldies stations are playing songs from my era.

These days, my teenagers are starting to hear some of the songs I grew up listening to and I am a little embarrassed by some of the lyrics.

lyrics from John Mellencamp’s Jack and Diane “Saying oh yeah, life goes on…long after the thrill of living is gone!” “Hold on to sixteen as long as you can, change is coming ’round real soon, make us woman and man.”

Living for the thrill lyrics