{"id":6129,"date":"2010-04-24T22:31:18","date_gmt":"2010-04-25T04:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/?p=6129"},"modified":"2016-05-03T15:42:36","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T21:42:36","slug":"im-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ancientrails.com\/?p=6129","title":{"rendered":"I’m Ready"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waxing Flower Moon<\/p>\n

I’m ready.\u00a0 What a phrase.\u00a0 So innocent.\u00a0 Three words.\u00a0 Could be I’m ready to dance.\u00a0 I’m ready to walk.\u00a0 I’m ready to go all the way.\u00a0 I’m ready to quit.\u00a0 I’m ready to start.\u00a0 I’m ready to rumble.<\/p>\n

This phrase came into focus for me when Dick, a colleague of Kate’s with multiple myeloma, said, after a visit from his financial planner, “I’m ready.”\u00a0 I’m ready to die.<\/p>\n

I’m ready indicates an inflection point in our life, a moment when a decision turns from option to choice.\u00a0 We signal our willingness to execute, to act.\u00a0 To dance.\u00a0 To walk. To quit.\u00a0 To die.<\/p>\n

I’m ready could be a creed, a three word existentialist philosophy.\u00a0 It means I’ve made up my mind.\u00a0 Just me.\u00a0 No one else.\u00a0 I’m responsible for what happens next.<\/p>\n

I’m ready to cross the Rubicon.\u00a0 I’m ready to drive.\u00a0 I’m ready to fly.\u00a0 I’m ready to go to college.\u00a0 Get married.\u00a0 Have a child.\u00a0 Retire.<\/p>\n

As I grow older, a lot of the simpler things now appear profound.\u00a0 I’m ready is one of them.\u00a0 Watch for the next time you or a friend or loved one say it.\u00a0 Something important may be about to happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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