About  two years ago, I shared a life epiphany of sorts here. Looking back, it was a rather muddled attempt to promote certain aspects of my experience.  Since then,  my focus has shifted.  Life and purpose have become much better understood. At least for now.  

That voice I referred to remains. Now, I just hear Him better and actually listen to what is being said.  And now more importantly, how the message is being shared.   I no longer avoid the truth being spoken. Humility is a good thing. 

While it turned out to be a very long and scenic way to discern this truth, football has remained instrumental in both finding and better defining my mission. Not so much the pomp and circumstance of the game. But what the game was ultimately all about for me. 

Intention.

Selflessness,

Faith.

Fellowship.

Having spent my football “career” on the line of scrimmage, I  gained a keen insight into the essence of that role and how it now plays into my game of life.  

I may have taken off the pads for the last time forty some years ago, but I remain to this day an O-lineman. It is what I was made to be. One who embraces  the weight granted. One who doesn’t desire the spotlight. One who embraces his role. One who paves the way for others to succeed.

That is precisely how I still coach the game of football.

And now, the game of life.